Colormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School
Winner of the 2005 Critics' Choice Award, American Educational Studies AssociationWinner of the 2005 Outstanding Book Award, American Educational Research Association"Pollock attacks the topic with strength, providing a clear, compelling, and well-written argument. She helps readers cultivate greater understanding of the pitfalls and possibilities of daily race talk. A necessary and important work in fostering ongoing conversations about dismantling racial inequality in the United States."--Library Journal"The dilemma at the heart of this book is the same dilemma at the heart of US society: practically no available form of public discourse about racial topics or issues actually engages with what race i. . . . This book's ethnographic setting, detailed observations, and transcripts provide a close-up look at a vexing everyday issue, demonstrating an important performative dimension in the generation of racialization."--Bonnie Urciuoli,Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute