Barbara Eckstein and I are editing a collection of essays (with new and reprinted material, primary and secondary material) about the representation of "whiteness" by people of color. Barbara and I feel that this work is crucial in "racializing whiteness," i.e., in denying the idea that people of color are racially marked while whiteness is the absence of racial markers. The collection will span the 20th Century and will speak to a wide variety of media -- fiction, film, ethnographic interview, television, poetry, drama, performance, advertising, etc. We also insist on collecting works from as many positions "of color" as possible (i.e., not just "African American representations of whites/whiteness"). Our prospective publisher would like to know the prospects of such a collection being used as a class text. I am therefore writing to survey information about departments on your campus. What kinds of classes which theorize race and ethnicity are already offered or on the books? In what contexts could you envision this collection being taught? Our expectation is that the book would be used at the graduate level, but we are interested in prospective undergraduate uses as well. Please e-mail me directly <[log in to unmask]> rather than posting to this list-server. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Peter Feng