Robin DiAngelo: White Fragility

Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Tuesday 11 December
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Location

The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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Why is it so hard for white people to talk about racism? And what does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims that race is meaningless?

US-based writer, researcher and educator Robin DiAngelo has considered these questions deeply. Her first two books, Is Everyone Really Equal?  and What Does it Mean to Be White? examined notions of equality and white racial literacy. Her third book, White Fragility, is a New York Times-bestseller. White Fragility asks why white people often become defensive or hostile during discussions of racism, and examines how this phenomenon derails progress in dealing with structural discrimination. DiAngelo challenges us all to find constructive ways to see, acknowledge and respond to racism in the 21st Century.

At the Wheeler Centre in December, DiAngelo will present a 30-minute talk. She’ll then be joined by a panel including Jack Latimore and Odette Kelada for a 45-minute discussion and Q&A.

Presented in partnership with the Centre for Multicultural Youth.