LibGuides: White Fragility Book Club: Overview of the Text

Outline

Introduction

1 - The Challenges of Talking to White People about Racism

2 - Racism and White Supremacy

3 - Racism After the Civil Rights Movement

4 - How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People?

5 - The Good/Bad Binary

6 - Anti-Blackness

7 - Racial Triggers for White People

8 - The Result: White Fragility

9 - White Fragility in Action

10 - White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement

11 - White Women's Tears

12 - Where Do We Go From Here?

White Fragility Discussion Guide (Beacon Press, October 2018) PDF
Shared by Beacon Press, the publisher of White Fragility, these discussion resources were created by Gail Forsyth-Vail from the Unitarian Universalist Association.
The Sugarcoated Language Of White Fragility
Kegler, Anna. “The Sugarcoated Language Of White Fragility.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 22 July 2016, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-kegler/the-sugarcoated-language-of-white-fragility_b_10909350.html. Accessed 3 Jan. 2019.
Anti-Racism Reading Group #4: White Fragility
Kalodimos, Harrison. “Anti-Racism Reading Group #4: White Fragility.” Toward Health, Toward Health, 18 Feb. 2018, https://towardhealth.blog/2018/02/17/anti-racism-reading-group-4-white-fragility/. Accessed 3 Jan. 2019.
White Fragility and Receiving Feedback Frameworks
White Fragility Discussion Guide for Educators
This study guide is designed to be used independently, as well as in small or larger groups by educators. Each section includes an optional pre-reading prompt that can be completed before reading the chapter, as well as a chapter summary, key concepts, and questions