In Discussion with Robert Jensen

Thu, Sep 15
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free

Robert Jensen discusses his new book, The Heart of Whiteness:
Confronting Race, Racism, and White Privilege, published by City
Lights Books

While some whites would like to think that we have reached "the end
of racism" in the U.S., and others would like to celebrate diversity
but remain oblivious to the political, economic, and social
consequences of a nation founded on a system of white supremacy,
Jensen proposes a different approach. He sets his sights not only on
the racism that can't be hidden, but also on the liberal platitudes
that sometimes conceal the depths of that racism in American "polite
society."

"Very few white writers have been able to point out the pathological
nature of white privilege and supremacy with the eloquence of Robert
Jensen. In The Heart of Whiteness, Jensen demonstrates not only
immense wisdom on the issue of race, but does so in the kind of
direct and accessible fashion that separates him from virtually any
other academic scholar, or journalist, writing on these subjects
today." -Tim Wise, author, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a
Privileged Son

The Heart of Whiteness offers an honest and rigorous exploration of
what Jensen refers to as the depraved nature of whiteness in the
United States. Mixing personal experience with data and theory,
Jensen faces down the difficult realities of race, racism, and white
privilege. He argues that any system that denies non-white people
their full humanity also keeps white people from fully accessing
their own.

Robert Jensen is the author of Citizens of the Empire. He is a
professor of Media Ethics and Journalism at the University of Texas,
Austin.

Venue:

City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco
415-362-8193 ext:15
http://www.citylights.com

BY BUS: Take the 15 Third or the 45 Union (to Columbus & Broadway),
or take the 30 Stockton (to Stockton & Broadway, then walk two blocks
east to Columbus).
BY BART or MUNI: Underground: the closest stop is Montgomery Street
station. You can transfer to the 15 Third or the 30 Stockton bus
lines (catch them on Kearny St.), or it's an easy walk (head north,
approximately ten blocks, no hills).
PARKING: Street parking at meters or on residential neighborhood
blocks (2 hour limit, enforced regularly). Public garages located
nearby at Portsmouth Square Garage, 733 Kearny St. (between
Washington and Clay) and North Beach Garage, 735 Vallejo St. (between
Stockton and Powell).

Additional Info:

415-362-8193 ext:15
http://www.citylights.com