Whiteness theory has become part of the standard left discourse on race in the United States. But, is the framework of whiteness useful for anti-racists? And how should Marxists engage in this still developing field of race theory?

Suggested Readings:
“Race, class, and ‘whiteness theory’” by Sharon Smith, in International Socialist Review #47
Not Quite White: White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness by Matt Wray (Duke University Press)
Odd Tribes: Toward a Cultural Analysis of White People by John Hartigan (Duke University Press)
History of White People by Neil Painter