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What can white people do? Listening, challenging ignorance, generous encounters, and the ‘not yet’ as diversity research praxis

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posted on 2023-06-09, 12:28 authored by Elaine SwanElaine Swan
Responding to the call to theorise praxis in relation to philosophy and white diversity research, I draw on philosophers of race, and in particular, collective white ignorance, and generous encounters to argue for listening as a form of progressive white praxis. Whilst praxis has been theorised in feminist theory in relation to knowledge, standpoint and bodies, literature neglects how whiteness structures the production of knowledge and praxis. I argue that an understanding of white praxis should entail an examination of white epistemology, white ignorance and encounters with the stranger. At the same time, heeding critical race theorists’ cautions about critical whiteness studies and white feminism, I propose ways in which listening could begin to work as a form of white praxis responding to racism in research on diversity and organisations.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Gender, Work & Organization

ISSN

0968-6673

Publisher

Wiley

Issue

5

Volume

24

Page range

547-563

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Future of Work Hub Publications

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  • Yes

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Legacy Posted Date

2018-03-16

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-05-08

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-03-15

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