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The White Racial Frame: A Roundtable Discussion

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The chapter engages a focused study of the white racial frame as a theoretical concept and analytical tool. As Joe R. Feagin’s students during the time he developed the concept, the authors draw on their knowledge of the frame at various stages of development and areas of expertise. Using a roundtable format, they explore three questions: (i) what is the white racial frame and what does it theorize; (ii) what does it explain; and (iii) what does it contribute to our understanding of race/racism that other extant theories do not or cannot? Building from these, they conclude the chapter with a real-time dialogue. The discussion deepens public understanding of the white racial frame and enhances utility for future scholarship.

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  1. Department of Sociology & Criminology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, US

    Glenn Bracey II

  2. Northeastern University, Boston, US

    Christopher Chambers

  3. University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Whitewater, US

    Kristen Lavelle

  4. Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, US

    Jennifer C. Mueller

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  2. University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Bracey, G., Chambers, C., Lavelle, K., Mueller, J.C. (2017). The White Racial Frame: A Roundtable Discussion. In: Thompson-Miller, R., Ducey, K. (eds) Systemic Racism. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59410-5_3

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