Waking up white book study

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. The goal of this community book study is to unpack longheld beliefs about race. In a study like this, that means being frank about our privilege and racism, but not judgmental of ourselves or each. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important.

Discussion centers on debbie irvings book, waking up white. Sometimes i make an effort to seek out diverse authorscharacters in my reading. I wanted to like this book, but i ultimately found it too preachy and redundant to take into my life views. Waking up white study group good samaritan episcopal church. 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. 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. My answer to the chapter one study question about being raised with racial stereotypes. What aha or waking up moments did you have while reading this section of the book.

Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. I read this in conjunction with a study group, and the discussion was very helpful. 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. An exploration of some of the pitfalls of a recent study. Director peace and conflict studies program college of humanities.

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. One of the great benefits of a book club is that it can lead you to books you might. We pray that this first step of our journey will enable us to start a. You may even wish to decide as a group to take on the whole book. And finding myself in the story of race by debby irving this winter. Sunday evenings in march at first presbyterian concord will be a 5week book study on debby irvings book waking up white. The book is designed as a tool for community development and enhancement. By sharing her sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. What stereotypes about people of another race do you remember hearing and believing as a child. A conversation with author debby irving thursday, april 23, 2020 at st pauls episcopal church, winstonsalem. Over winter break i finished, waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race by debby irving.

Have a look at the continuums below, from page 197 of waking up white. With honesty and humility, debby irving shares her own story of transformationa journey of opening herself to learning about the realities of racism. Presbyterian mission agency waking up white book study. 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. The discussion will be facilitated by riley drake, a school counselor at sawyer elementary in ames. Our first book selection is waking up white by debby irving. Waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race. Debby irving grew up in winchester, massachusetts, in a predominantly white, upper middle class community. In waking up white, irving tells her often cringeworthy story with such. 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. Irvings mission is to transform confusion and anxiety about racial injustice into curiosity and action. A study guide from the reverends denise anderson and jan edmiston. Not so long ago, if someone had called me a racist, i would have kicked and screamed in protest.

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. The task force invites the first united methodist church of cary community to participate in this good work. 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. The syllabus can be amended accordingly by the facilitator. Waking up white, and finding myself in the story of race irving, debby on. White people must learn how to listen to the experiences of people of color for racial healing and justice to happen. Join our online conversation group meeting via zoom from 7. 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. Thank you for participating in this book study of waking up white, by debby irving. 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. About this study we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. 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 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.

Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her d. We are exposed to a national climate that is often polarized around racial issues. Moderators of the 222nd general assembly 2016 of the presbyterian church u. Well meet once a week via zoom, so you can sign up from anywhere. 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.

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. My dad, brother, and i are now doing a monthly book club together. Social justice questions for book clubs from debby irvings waking up white. Sunday evenings in march at first presbyterian concord will include a fiveweek book study on debby irvings book, waking up white. 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. Waking up white download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.

Its an eyeopening and candid narrative, one we should all read particularly those of us who are white. 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. 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. I heard frequent echoes in her book of susan sontags infamous. The racial justice intentional community of covenant community church in louisville, ky is having a book discussion using waking up white. Click download or read online button to get waking up white book now.

As you enter the conversation, perhaps you will be moved, like i was, to continue to examine the role race has. 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. 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. Im white, i grew up in a white family, and i have lots of white friends. Study power focus, increase concentration, calm your. 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. 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. The speaker was debby irving, author of waking up white and selfdescribed racial justice educator. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Martinsthis discussion of debby irvings book, waking up white and finding. Members from a group studying the book in geneseo wrote open letters to hanover park members and vice versa. By sharing her sometimes cringeworthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and. Heres to that crunch time before deadline, where brilliance is forged.

Presbyterian church waking up white study guide, by reverends denise. Waking up white can be considered part memoir as irving capitalizes on her own personal experiences to make her point. Im leading the one that meets on tuesday nights, but theres also a sunday evening and thursday noon option. Barriers to an inclusive economy cambridge studies in stratification. The reverend denise anderson and the reverend jan edmiston, co. Waking up white is the book i wish someone had handed me decades ago. Im leading a study on the book waking up white beginning in january. Waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. Follow the story of swedish researcher gunnar myrdal whose landmark 1944 study.

This summary of waking up white includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Waking up white and finding myself in the story of race. 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. Wrestle with the hard stuff with other folks who are willing to do the same. The qualities on the right can coincide with doing racial healing work. Irvings book, waking up white chronicles her transformation from being a person who never considered race to being a racial justice educator. Finding myself in the story of race, this fourweek book study explores how we as community members can start talking about race. If you did not have a moment like this while reading the book, do you remember having a. Nonfiction waking up white is the book irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. One of us chooses a book, we all read it, and then we do an hourlong. As with most nonfiction books, waking up white depends on your personal views as to how you respond to it. As you enter the conversation, perhaps you will be moved, like i. Westminster presbyterian is hosting a fourweek book study group january 21 at 11.