Speaking of Race: How to Have Antiracist Conversations That Bring Us Together

by Roberts-Miller, Patricia
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ISBN: 9781615197323
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It's hard to have a conversation about racism. A master of communication is here to help.

It's happened to virtually all of us: Someone accuses you of being a racist. Of course, you don't consider yourself racist. But before you start to say anything--before the argument escalates quickly, as it almost always does, and everyone's upset--professor of rhetoric Patricia Roberts-Miller would like to have a word with you. She believes that these potentially explosive conversations are, in fact, golden opportunities to help bring us together--if we know how to talk constructively about racism.

Through simple, affirmative steps toward better disagreement, Roberts-Miller aims for nothing less than changing the very way we talk about racism. All too often, we fall into the trap of discussing things like personal intention, morality, motives, and feelings. Instead, we need to keep the issue on actions, rather than identity. We must avoid the common pitfall of assuming everyone means the same thing by the word "racist"--when we don't. (Roberts-Miller provides a helpful working definition for more thoughtful and effective debate.) In short, Speaking of Race shows us why we should talk about racism the way an expert of rhetoric and reasoning would. We just might find that we're helping make the world less needlessly polarized, more empathetic, and less racist.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Roberts-Miller, Patricia
  • ISBN: 9781615197323
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 144
  • Publication Year: 2021

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