Why Talk Whiteness Lecture

This lecture examines Emily Chiariello’s “Why Talk About Whiteness?” It explores whiteness as an often-unmarked racial identity, its historical connection to institutional power, and the importance of moving beyond guilt or defensiveness toward accountability and racial justice. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Why talk about whiteness? 03:19 Whiteness as an unmarked category 05:29 Seeing whiteness historically and structurally 07:10 Accountability and racial justice