Description: "Diversity and anti-racism work is too often reduced to training, therapy, education, and policy, or what the author calls "Feel-Good" approaches that focus on emotions and morality and prevent us from taking collective action for racial justice, decolonization, and equity in our organizations and communities"--
Brief description: Sarita Srivastava is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science at OCAD University in Toronto.
Review Quotes: "A searing and compelling critique of the emotional cartography of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts and the 'feel-good racial politics' normalized within anti-racism practices in community organizations, social media, universities, and workplaces. Srivastava offers a brilliant analysis of current DEI approaches that focus on individual experiences and attitudinal shifts rather than on concrete practices that transform the conditions that produce racial inequities. A must-read book for scholars and activists involved in meaningful, long-term anti-racist, decolonial social justice work."-- "Chandra Talpade Mohanty, author of Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity"