White people have long been observed and analyzed by those excluded from whiteness

Evidence

So, far from being new, the documentation and interpretation of whiteness that comes from the perspective of those who are not categorized as white has only just begun to be recognized as a valid contribution to the way those white folks see themselves. Who can claim to know about whiteness? David Roediger’s most recent book Black on White (1998) reminds us of the view from the auction block, demonstrating how intimate knowledges of whiteness have been integral to what it means to be outside this category. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 751

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in standpoint knowledge and who is authorized to ‘know’ a social position — parallels the voice-of-silence themes from the surrounding library like A Very Minor Prophet or Things Fall Apart. — connects to: Well-intentioned curiosity can reduce people of color to objects for white examination. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1260