Summary Of White Fragility

by Robin DiAngelo

Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2020

About the author

Robin J. DiAngelo is an American academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies. She formerly served as a tenured professor of multicultural education at Westfield State University and is currently an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is known for her work pertaining to white fragility, a term which she coined in 2011.

In a 2011 academic paper she first put forward the concept of white fragility, the notion that the tendency for white people to become defensive when confronted with their racial advantage functions to protect and maintain that advantage.

Reviews

[Emé Savage · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I picked this up by mistake thinking it was the entire book, but I'm glad I did. It gave me a taste of what to expect from the book. So I'm adding that to my list.

My main takeaway is that this is a lifelong process. I will always have prejudices, biases, and racist POVs because of where I grew up and the system that we live in. My goal is to continually challenge my assumptions and to take feedback when given. And to encourage other white people to do the same.

I would probably recommend that you start with the book first and get this second, however. I think this is an important book to add to your list.