{"product_id":"acting-black-sarah-susannah-willie-9780415944090","title":"Acting Black: College, Identity and the Performance of Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Willie asks: What's it like to be black on campus. For most Black students, attending predominantly white universities, it is a struggle. Do you try to blend in? Do you take a stand? Do you end up acting as the token representative for your whole race? And what about those students who attend predominantly black universities? How do their experiences differ?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eActing Black\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Willie interviews 55 African American alumnae of two universities, comparable except that one is predominantly white, Northwestern, and one is predominantly black, Howard. What she discovers through their stories, mirrored in her own college experience, is that the college campus is in some cases the stage for an even more intense version of the racial issues played out beyond its walls. The interviewees talk about \"acting white\" in some situations and \"acting black\" in others. They treat race as many different things, including a set of behaviours that they can choose to act out.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eActing Black\u003c\/em\u003e, Willie situates the personal stories of her own experience and those of her interviewees within a timeline of black education in America and a review of university policy, with suggestions for improvement for both black and white universities seeking to make their campuses truly multicultural. In the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Agony of Education\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 1996), Willie captures the painful dilemmas and ugly realities African Americans must face on campus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Susannah Willie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415944090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415944090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 5.96w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003 pg. 21","brand":"Sarah Susannah Willie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064975241471,"sku":"9780415944090","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44a2a02c-42de-4d69-bea3-b9c28b8bca53.jpg?v=1768672300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acting-black-sarah-susannah-willie-9780415944090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}