Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race in America

Following the deaths of Trayvon Martin and other black youths in recent years, students on campuses across America have joined professors and activists in calling for justice and increased awareness that Black Lives Matter. In this second edition of his trenchant and provocative book, George Yancy offers students the theoretical framework they crave for understanding the violence perpetrated against the Black body. Drawing from the lives of 'ssie Davis, Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, and W. E. B....