Note: This class is open to high school students only.
We will be reading the book, The History of White people by Nell Irvin Painter. With this literary work, we will analyze the history of whiteness and it’s origins in Ancient Greece, throughout Europe and abroad.
The book describes attitudes toward and definitions of race among Europeans, and particularly Americans of European descent. The author says the idea of race is not just a matter of biology but also includes “concepts of labor, gender, class, and images of personal beauty”
Our exploration of this book will lead us to group conversations, written expression, defining terms and futher research.