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082	0	0	_a304.2089/96073 _223 _bFIN
100	1		_aFinney, Carolyn.
245	1	0	_aBlack faces, white spaces : _breimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors / _cCarolyn Finney.
260			_aChapel Hill : _bThe University of North Carolina Press, _c2014.
300			_axvii, 173 pages ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and geography, Finney argues that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped cultural understandings of the "great outdoors" and determined who should and can have access to natural spaces. Drawing on a variety of sources from film, literature, and popular culture, and analyzing different historical moments, including the establishment of the Wilderness Act in 1964 and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Finney reveals the perceived and real ways in which nature and the environment are racialized in America. Looking toward the future, she also highlights the work of African Americans who are opening doors to greater participation in environmental and conservation concerns. "--
541			_aDonated by Teton Science & school Wyoming, Colorado States. _d27.8.21 _eD 4444-A19149
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aHuman ecology _zUnited States.
650		7	_aNATURE / Ecology. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. _2bisacsh
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