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Uncle

Uncle

Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty

Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, … 272 View
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Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

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This chapter examines the recent re-branding of commercial caricatures such as Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima. Now silent trademark characters, they no longer speak in advertisements and are reduced … 13 $1.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

From: Uncle

This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. 23 $2.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Eva

Uncle Tom and Eva

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the illustrations that gave Uncle Tom’s Cabin much of its lasting appeal. 6 $0.60 Add
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Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the first on-screen depiction of Uncle Tom. He was portrayed by a white actor in blackface in a film made by Thomas Edison. 7 $0.70 Add
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Uncle Tom's 1960s Transformation

Uncle Tom’s 1960s Transformation

From: Uncle

This chapter focuses on the 1950s and 60s, a time of events that would forever define both the civil rights protests and the state-sanctioned violance that followed. During this era, Uncle Tom … 11 $1.10 Add
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

From: Uncle

This chapter explores Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, which was an explosive success in antebellum America. It also examines Uncle Tom himself, who in the novel was a devout and pious … 8 $0.80 Add
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Unmasking the Whiteness of Nursing
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Unmasking the Whiteness of Nursing

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 12, Sharissa Hantke uses the lens of antiracism to examine how whiteness operates in the field of nursing. 12 $1.20 Add
Unravelling Research
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Unravelling Research

The Ethics and Politics of Research in the Social Sciences

Unravelling Research is about the ethics and politics of knowledge production in the social sciences at a time when the academy is pressed to contend with the historical inequities associated … 241 View
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US Wars Abroad, Wars at Home

US Wars Abroad, Wars at Home

From: Border and Rule

This chapter explores the link between American imperialism abroad and the US border crisis. 23 $2.30 Add
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Vaudeville Tom

Vaudeville Tom

From: Uncle

This chapter describes the evolution of minstrelsy into vaudeville, and how this new form of entertainment brought new meaning to the character of Uncle Tom. 7 $0.70 Add
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 10, Shaista Patel and Nisha Nath explore the idea of “settlers of colour,” in upholding ongoing colonial violence and Indigenous dispossession in North America. Building on … ; 17 $1.70 Add