I was quoted in a newspaper interview on the trend toward studying White identity saying that it was likely that White racists would attempt to use progressive White studies to push their agenda. It was easy to predict. I argued that progressives needed to anticipate the event.
-Chip
Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Pugliese wrote:
>
> >Did
> >Matt Wray and Jewelle Newitz, (using my memory here) of the Bad Subjects
> >crew at Cal Berkeley who wrote a book on "White Trash" culture
>
> Your memory is partly correct: it's Annalee Newitz, and they edited
> the volume, which includes a chapter by me, called "Trash-o-nomics."
>
> > think that
> >work like theirs and this stuff from U.VA. could be used by folks whose
> >racial politics are shall we say not exactly progressive.
>
> I'm sure they didn't, but I'm cc'ing Annalee if she wants to answer.
>
> Doug