Waking up white book study

In waking up white, irving tells her often cringeworthy story with such openness that readers will turn every page rooting for herand ultimately for all of us. We pray that this first step of our journey will enable us to start a. A conversation with author debby irving thursday, april 23, 2020 at st pauls episcopal church, winstonsalem. Westminster presbyterian is hosting a fourweek book study group january 21 at 11. I wanted to like this book, but i ultimately found it too preachy and redundant to take into my life views. My answer to the chapter one study question about being raised with racial stereotypes. My hope is that by sharing my sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, i offer a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. Waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race irving, debby on. I read this in conjunction with a study group, and the discussion was very helpful. What stereotypes about people of another race do you remember hearing and believing as a child.

The racial justice intentional community of covenant community church in louisville, ky is having a book discussion using waking up white. Its an eyeopening and candid narrative, one we should all read particularly those of us who are white. The qualities on the right can coincide with doing racial healing work. Join our online conversation group meeting via zoom from 7. My hope, irving says, is that by sharing my sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, i offer a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and. Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her d. Waking up white is a memoir in which the author, debby irving, recounts her experience learning about racism in adulthood and provides advice for white readers who wish to learn more about this subject as well.

This summary of waking up white includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. A study guide for first united methodist church of cary for waking up white and finding myself in the story of race by debbie irving this widespread phenomenon of white people wanting to guard themselves against appearing stupid, racist, or radical has resulted in an epidemic of silence from people who care deeply about. About this study we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. The reverend denise anderson and the reverend jan edmiston, co. We are jumping in, starting this as a book group to look at the history of systemic racism and the creation of white supremacy in an effort to further our own understanding of racism and to work toward making change. An africanamerican family wakes up white and has thirty days to determine if they will return to their cultural roots or stick with the new skin that they are in. Tim wise, considered by many the foremost lecturer and writer on racism in our country today, describes irvings work as a brutally honest, unflinching exploration of. Heres to your goal of epic success in school and beyond. Moderators of the 222nd general assembly 2016 of the presbyterian church u. Nonfiction waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. Waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race. Irvings mission is to transform confusion and anxiety about racial injustice into curiosity and action.

The syllabus can be amended accordingly by the facilitator. Small group study august 30 thru october 25, room 422 join with pastor alice rogers and lay leader carol allums for a 9week discussion group as we read and reflect together waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race. Have a look at the continuums below, from page 197 of waking up white. Im leading a study on the book waking up white beginning in january. As you enter the conversation, perhaps you will be moved, like i. Immediately download the waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race. Irvings book, waking up white chronicles her transformation from being a person who never considered race to being a racial justice educator. One of us chooses a book, we all read it, and then we do an hourlong. By sharing her sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and. We are exposed to a national climate that is often polarized around racial issues. The qualities on the left are often associated with the dominant white culture. More about waking up white waking up white, is a wakeup call for white people who want to consciously contribute to racial justice rather than unconsciously perpetuate patterns of racism.

Heres to that crunch time before deadline, where brilliance is forged. Sunday evenings in march at first presbyterian concord will be a 5week book study on debby irvings book waking up white. Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her. As with most nonfiction books, waking up white depends on your personal views as to how you respond to it. Director peace and conflict studies program college of humanities. A study guide from the reverends denise anderson and jan edmiston. Presbyterian church waking up white study guide, by reverends denise. Martinsthis discussion of debby irvings book, waking up white and finding. Waking up white download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. With honesty and humility, debby irving shares her own story of transformationa journey of opening herself to learning about the realities of racism. Finding myself in the story of race, this fourweek book study explores how we as community members can start talking about race.

I heard frequent echoes in her book of susan sontags infamous. The book is designed as a tool for community development and enhancement. Not so long ago, if someone had called me a racist, i would have kicked and screamed in protest. Im leading the one that meets on tuesday nights, but theres also a sunday evening and thursday noon option.

Im white, i grew up in a white family, and i have lots of white friends. Rent waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race 1st edition 97809937 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Waking up white is the book i wish someone had handed me decades ago. Waking up white can be considered part memoir as irving capitalizes on her own personal experiences to make her point.

Waking up whites personal narrative is designed to work well as a rapid read, a book group book, or support reading for courses exploring racial and cultural issues. Discussion centers on debbie irvings book, waking up white. As you enter the conversation, perhaps you will be moved, like i was, to continue to examine the role race has. My church planned a lenten book study, and then our books came in late, so ive spent the easter season reading waking up white in parallel with the fiction that looked interesting at the library, which coincidentally was all by asian authors. Barriers to an inclusive economy cambridge studies in stratification.

Sunday evenings in march at first presbyterian concord will include a fiveweek book study on debby irvings book, waking up white. An exploration of some of the pitfalls of a recent study. Members from a group studying the book in geneseo wrote open letters to hanover park members and vice versa. Social justice questions for book clubs from debby irvings waking up white. And finding the story of race by debby irving publication date. And finding myself in the story of race by debby irving this winter. White people must learn how to listen to the experiences of people of color for racial healing and justice to happen. Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. Irving does such a good job highlighting issues of race that people of color deal with every day, but to which we white people remain oblivious. In waking up white, irving tells her often cringeworthy story with such.

Wrestle with the hard stuff with other folks who are willing to do the same. Although deschutes countys demographics 87% white have not yet caught up to oregons 75% white or the nations overall demographics 60% white, we are exposed to a national climate that is often polarized around racial. Well meet once a week via zoom, so you can sign up from anywhere. Reviewed by suzie hodges waking up white is a racialized memoir of one white womans journey to discovering whiteness and understanding its impacts on people of color. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. I believe that you will find, like i did, that this book is a great first step toward understanding why, in 2017, we are still talking about race. Our first book selection is waking up white by debby irving. When they learned that they were both planning book studies of waking up white during the season of lent, they decided to experiment with a crossstudy penpal relationship. Presbyterian mission agency waking up white book study. One of the great benefits of a book club is that it can lead you to books you might. By sharing her sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance.

Thank you for participating in this book study of waking up white, by debby irving. This is an opportunity to start talking about race, what it means to grow up white in america, and learn skills and strategies to be good allies and. You may even wish to decide as a group to take on the whole book. Over winter break i finished, waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race by debby irving. Follow the story of swedish researcher gunnar myrdal whose landmark 1944 study. The discussion will be facilitated by riley drake, a school counselor at sawyer elementary in ames. Waking up white and finding myself in the story of race.

My dad, brother, and i are now doing a monthly book club together. Study power focus, increase concentration, calm your. Waking up white study group good samaritan episcopal church. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. Hidden biases of good people is a method called the implicit association test iat which was designed by tony greenwald to detect the hidden contents of the mind. The speaker was debby irving, author of waking up white and selfdescribed racial justice educator. Click download or read online button to get waking up white book now. Debby irving grew up in winchester, massachusetts, in a predominantly white, upper middle class community. In a study like this, that means being frank about our privilege and racism, but not judgmental of ourselves or each. The goal of this community book study is to unpack longheld beliefs about race. What aha or waking up moments did you have while reading this section of the book. These experiences include a white woman coming to terms with her own perceptions and complex nuances that contributed to her point of view on racism in the united states. Sometimes i make an effort to seek out diverse authorscharacters in my reading. For waking up white, in the interest of not overloading participants with too much reading, most of the first twothirds of the book have been assigned, but i highly recommend reading the entire book at some point.