Which interests are served by the principle of interest convergence? Whiteness, collective trauma, and the case for anti-racism

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-459

  Jackson, Taharee Apirom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti racism; Critical race theory; Critical white studies; Interest convergence; Race; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; PSYCHOLOGY; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79960663559     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2010.548375     Document Type: Article

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