Self-Portrait in Black and White

Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race is a 2019 book by Thomas Chatterton Williams. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company on October 15, 2019.[3][4][5][6][7]

Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
First edition cover
AuthorThomas Chatterton Williams
Audio read byThomas Chatterton Williams[1]
Cover artistJaya Miceli[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Subjectsrace, identity
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
October 15, 2019
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages192
ISBN978-0-393-60886-1
305.800973
LC ClassE185.97.W7345 A3 2019

Thesis

Thomas, the son of a black father and a white mother, who grew up identifying as black, explains in the book how he has come to unlearn his racial identity.[8][9]

Publication and promotion

The book was published by W. W. Norton & Company on October 15, 2019.[10] Williams appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on October 18, 2019 to promote the book.[11]

Reception

At the review aggregator website Book Marks, which assigns individual ratings to book reviews from mainstream literary critics, the book received a cumulative "Mixed" rating based on 11 reviews: 2 "Rave" reviews, 3 "Positive" reviews, 3 "Mixed" reviews, and 3 "Pan" reviews.[12]

References
  1. "Self-Portrait in Black and White (Audiobook) by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Audible. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. Sewell, Summer (October 15, 2019). "Is it time to unlearn race? Thomas Chatterton Williams says yes". The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. Friedersdorf, Conor (November 5, 2019). "Unraveling Race". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. "Nonfiction Book Review: Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Publishers Weekly. July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. "Self-Portrait in Black and White by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Kirkus Reviews. July 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. Henderson, Cinque (October 15, 2019). "Black No More?". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. Lozada, Carlos (October 11, 2019). "How to become an ex-black man". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. Solomon, Andrew (October 14, 2019). "How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. "Self-Portrait in Black and White". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. Stockly, Ed (October 17, 2019). "What's on TV Friday, Oct. 18: 'Charmed' on the CW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. "Book Marks reviews of Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Book Marks. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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