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The Resource Black faces, white spaces : reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors, Carolyn Finney

Black faces, white spaces : reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors, Carolyn Finney

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Black faces, white spaces : reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors
Title
Black faces, white spaces
Title remainder
reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors
Statement of responsibility
Carolyn Finney
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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. "--
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Finney, Carolyn
Dewey number
304.2089/96073
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.86
LC item number
.F525 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African Americans
  • Human ecology
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Nature
Label
Black faces, white spaces : reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors, Carolyn Finney
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn868982188
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 173 pages
Isbn
9781469614489
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2014000594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Label
Black faces, white spaces : reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors, Carolyn Finney
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn868982188
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 173 pages
Isbn
9781469614489
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2014000594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia

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