Theories of power: Whiteness Flashcards
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Whiteness:
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A concept regarding racialised power.
2
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Aileen Moreton-Robinson and whiteness (3):
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“the invisible norm against which other races are judged in the construction of identity, representation, subjectivity, nationalism and the law”.
… universality of Whiteness in Australia…power.
…privilege is raced and invisible.
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Black and White Feminisms; Moreton-Robinson:
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‘White feminists position themselves as anti-racist women who are doing the right thing, unaware that their actions are not interpreted by Indigenous women in the same way’.