Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 54 (1989) Winner
George Lipsitz
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George Lipsitz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
Career
- Occupations
- Scholar, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Barbara (Department of Black Studies), African American Policy Forum (Chairman of the Board of Directors), National Fair Housing Alliance (Board member), University of Minnesota Press (editor), University of California Press (co-editor)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
Non-fiction / Academic (Sociology/Cultural Studies)An analysis of race and institutional inequality examining white privilege and its social and economic effects.
RaceInequalityWhitenessPublic policy
Midnight at the Barrelhouse
Cultural Studies / Music CultureEssays exploring American cultural shifts and power relations through urban culture and music.
Urban cultureMusicMemory
Footsteps in the Dark
Cultural StudiesA collection of essays on the intersections of popular culture and sociopolitical life.
Popular culturePoliticsRace
A Life in the Struggle
Memoir / StudiesA work compiling experiences and analyses related to social and civil rights movements.
Social movementsCivil rightsActivist history
Time Passages
Cultural History / American StudiesA study considering transformations in American culture from a historical perspective.
Cultural historyMemoryUrban studies
Dangerous Crossroads
Social CriticismEssays analyzing inequalities and conflicts arising at the intersections of politics and culture.
InequalityCultural politics
American Studies in a Moment of Danger
Academic Collection / American StudiesA collection discussing scholarly challenges and crises in American Studies.
American StudiesAcademic critique
Rainbow at Midnight
Cultural StudiesA study probing the relationship between cultural representation and social memory.
RepresentationMemorySymbolism
Sidewalks of St. Louis
Urban Culture StudiesA study addressing the urban history and cultural landscape of St. Louis.
Urban historyPublic space
Class & Culture in Cold War America
Cultural History / Social HistoryAn analysis of the relationship between class and cultural practices in Cold War America.
Cold WarClassCulture
How Racism Takes Place
Sociology / Race StudiesA study on how racism is constructed and sustained through institutions and spaces.
RacismInstitutionsSpace
Bibliography
- The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
- Midnight at the Barrelhouse
- Footsteps in the Dark
- A Life in the Struggle
- Time Passages
- Dangerous Crossroads
- American Studies in a Moment of Danger
- Rainbow at Midnight
- Sidewalks of St. Louis
- Class & Culture in Cold War America
- How Racism Takes Place
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic and analytical proseBlend of social theory and cultural studies
- Recurring Motifs
- Race and powerUrban cultureMemory and representationPopular culture
Legacy
George Lipsitz is a scholar who has pioneered work at the intersection of race, culture, and urban studies, particularly influential for analyses of whiteness. Through teaching, editorial work, and roles in civic organizations he links scholarship and practice.
Trivia
- He is identified as Jewish.
- He is a member of the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African American Policy Forum.
- Edits the Critical American Series for University of Minnesota Press.