Black faces white spaces book6/28/2023 Read moreĬarolyn Finney's work functions at the axis of critical race theory and environment studies, examining the relationship between black Americans and the natural environment, and how this relationship has been shaped and codified by racism, violence, class difference, and white privilege. With examples drawn from history which include slave labor, lynching, diversity of employees and visitors in national parks, and government and media as related to Hurricane Katrina. Not only does this book help to raise some crucial questions about how our culture views this relationship, but also pays homage to the African Americans that have contributed to environmental causes.īlack Faces, White Spaces addresses many pain points within our culture including the problematic and tenuous bond between race and environment. Finney conducted a thought-provoking study which explains why African Americans are so underrepresented when it comes to interests in nature.įinney discusses how the relationship between African Americans and the natural environment has been directly shaped by racism, violence, class difference, and white privilege throughout history. She is the author of Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors. Author Carolyn Finney is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky.
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