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The
Construction and Rearticulation of Race in a “post-racial America”
(Hardcover)
Author: Christopher J. Metzler, PhD
Price: $46.99
ISBN:
9781438901602
Pages:188
Year:2008
Category: History, Politics, Race, Racism, Law, Politics, Education |
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Description:
For the first time in American history, a major political party will
nominate a black man its presidential candidate. America, and in fact
much of the world is abuzz about what the election of Barack Obama means
about America’s preoccupation with race. Part heaving hitting analysis
and part reflection on how America has constructed and rearticulated
race, the book begins with slavery and its role in the creation of race,
critiques the role of the NAACP in the civil rights movement, exposes
some of its most significant missteps in the fight for civil rights and
offers a useful comparison between civil and human rights. Metzler
deftly exposes the racial thinking that has “become as American as
motherhood and apple pie.” He uses the racial thinking rubric to explain
why and how the media has become so fascinated with the Obama
presidency. He also uses that rubric to expose how both McCain and Obama
will use racial thinking as part of their electoral strategy. The
question he poses is which one will make it work for him. |
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About the Author:
Christopher J.
Metzler, PhD is Associate Dean of Human Resources for the Masters of
Professional Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior
to joining Georgetown University, he was on the faculty at Cornell
University’s ILR School where he directed the EEO and Diversity Studies
program. At Cornell, he created the nation’s first certification program
for diversity professionals and established The Chief Diversity
Officers’ Roundtable. He is also the author of
The Competencies of the Chief
Diversity Officers (2008), the first comprehensive analysis
of CDO competencies to date. He was also an adjunct Associate Professor
at CUNY (The City University of New York) where he taught Civil Rights
among other courses. Prior to entering higher education, he headed the
strategic issues and research practice at an international consulting
firm and provided advice to multinational corporations and governments
on human rights, human capital, equality, corporate social
responsibility, discrimination and diversity. He lectures globally on
diversity, global employment practices, human resources and comparative
employment systems.
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