Reading and Watching: A 2021 Summer Recommendation List from Yale SOM Faculty We checked in with some of our faculty members to find out how they’ve been using their free time for entertainment and enlightenment this past year. June 21, 2021
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
I recommend Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. Through extensive interview studies, Bonilla-Silva deconstructs how White Americans and Black Americans think about racism (the former as an interpersonal phenomenon, the latter as a systemic one). He explores how narratives around racism have changed, shifting from more blatant racism (think Archie Bunker) to more subtle “colorblind” racism (“I don’t see race/treat everyone the same”). Both maintain White supremacy, but one is harder to fight. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to better understand rac