Has anyone seen any thoughtful recent treatments of the invention of
"white-ness"? I use many texts with my undergraduate students to
discuss the historical, economic, and cultural determinants leading
to the invention of blackness as a racial category, but would like
them to see some arguments that go beyond pointing out that such a
history leaves "white" as an empty-yet-normative term and takes up
either detailed theoretical argument or specific examples. Thank you
kindly.