Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. 1. The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: White Male Racial Immunity in Higher Education 1
5. 2. “Race Just Doesn’t Matter That Much”: White Insulation, Occam’s Racial Razor, and Willful Racial Ignorance 19
6. 3. “The Only Discrimination Left Is That Against White Men”: The Campus Racial Politics of “Reverse Racism” 39
7. 4. “Why Can’t Stevie Wonder Read? Because He’s Black”: Whiteness and the Social Performance of Racist Joking 55
8. 5. “I Almost Lost My Spot to a Less Qualified Minority”: Imagined versus Real Affirmative Action 67
9. 6. “They’d Never Allow a White Student Union”: The Racial Politics of Campus Space and Racial Arrested Development 81
10. 7. “Because It’s the Right Thing to Do”: Racial Awakening and (Some) Allyship Development 111
11. 8. Conclusion: White Guys on Campus, What Is to Be Done? 144
12. Appendix A: Questionnaire Results, Part I 165
13. Appendix B: Questionnaire Results, Part II 169
14. Acknowledgments 173
15. Notes 175
16. References 179
17. Index 191
18. About the Author 201