Projecting Whiteness: Race and the Unconscious in the History of 19th‐century American Workers*

Whiteness and the Historians' Imagination

“…The "blizzard of 'whiteness' studies," as cultural theorist Homi Bhabha puts it, 7 it would seem, ought to elicit critical reflection. But with few exceptions, 8 the assessments in print today have been authored by those writing within the whiteness framework(s) and tend to be largely descriptive or supportive. 9 This essay, which seeks to subject historical studies of whiteness to overdue scrutiny, aims to open up the discussion by pursuing five lines of inquiry into the literature on working-class whiteness.…”