Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Finney, Carolyn

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism?...
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Author: Carolyn Finney
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Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Finney, Carolyn

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

$48.75

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

$48.75
Author: Carolyn Finney
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and geography, Finney argues that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped cultural understandings of the "great outdoors" and determined who should and can have access to natural spaces.

Drawing on a variety of sources from film, literature, and popular culture, and analyzing different historical moments, including the establishment of the Wilderness Act in 1964 and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Finney reveals the perceived and real ways in which nature and the environment are racialized in America. Looking toward the future, she also highlights the work of African Americans who are opening doors to greater participation in environmental and conservation concerns.

Author: Carolyn Finney
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 06/01/2014
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781469614489


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 123
Choice 04/01/2015 pg. 1387
Ebony 03/01/2015 pg. 31

About the Author
Finney, Carolyn: - Carolyn Finney is assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky.

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