Seminar Paper #5: Tim Wise on White Privilege

Humanities 150
Seminar Paper #5
Due Tue Feb 22

Tim Wise on White Privilege (video)

Respond to the follow questions in one paragraph each:

1. Explain Tim Wise’s critique of the liberal “color-blind” model of racism. (5 points)

2. Explain Tim Wise’s critique of the comparison of poor white people to poor people of color. (5 points)

3. Explain Tim Wise’s critique of “universalizing the particular.” (5 points)

4. Explain Wise’s claim that white privilege hurts white people as well as people of color. (5 points)