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Abstract
I employ a spatial framework to contextualize and fragment essentialist depictions of whiteness and de-racialized descriptions of space. Extending the contributions of Henri Lefebvre, I argue that discourses of whiteness intersect with spatial control, exacerbating continued racial division in concrete, material locations. The major contribution of this ethnographic project is the articulation of intersections between whiteness, space, and communication. A spatial approach highlights how social productions of space can both reinforce colorblindness ideology and render whiteness visible for the satiation of specific identity needs, such as affirmation.
The author would like to thank Jolanta Drzewiezka and the anonymous reviewers for their invaluable insight on the development of this manuscript.
The author would like to thank Jolanta Drzewiezka and the anonymous reviewers for their invaluable insight on the development of this manuscript.
Notes
[1] The U.S. District court has ruled that the label “Hispanic” does not signify a racial group (America v. Crispited Ortiz, et al.); however, as Gomez and Gomez (2003) noted, ascriptions of ethnicity (rather than race) often function to mask prejudice for political advantage.
