{"product_id":"9781666969382","title":"Ignorance by Design Unmasking Our Unknowing in a World Shaped by Whiteness","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIgnorance by Design\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnmasking Our Unknowing in a World Shaped by Whiteness\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRyan L. Holmes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Discrimination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen ignorance is woven into the stories, institutions, and practices of everyday life, it limits both what we know and what we are \u003ci\u003eable \u003c\/i\u003eto know.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIgnorance by Design\u003c\/i\u003e, Ryan L. Holmes reframes ignorance as an active social force rather than a simple absence of knowledge, showing how, in certain forms, it is cultivated to uphold structures of white male supremacy. Moving across philosophy, race theory, and the sociology of knowledge, Holmes maps the ways “unknowing” is built into institutions, everyday language, and the stories people tell about themselves and others. What emerges is a portrait of a culture in which misunderstanding is not accidental but patterned, shaping perception while insulating dominance from meaningful challenge.\u003cbr\u003eHolmes identifies distinct modes of ignorance at work today and links them to forms of epistemic injustice, revealing how power is sustained not only through what societies remember but also through what they are conditioned to overlook. He examines Whiteness as an evolving epistemic social project that continually redraws the boundaries of belonging, authority, and credible knowledge. At the book's core is a sustained focus on storytelling: the dominant narratives that normalize inequality and the counter-narratives that make recognition - and transformation - possible. The result is a probing, accessible account of knowledge's blind spots - and an invitation to reshape the stories, relationships, and institutions through which we come to know one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRyan L. Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e holds a doctorate from Southern Methodist University, where his research explored the intersections of epistemology, power, and the narratives that shape our understanding of race, gender, and class. As a scholar, writer, and visual storyteller, he examines the lenses through which we interpret the world, tracing the patterns that connect lived experience to broader social and cultural structures.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666969382\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333853610124,"sku":"9781666969382","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_51d10302-cd4a-44de-b503-a006113dc265.jpg?v=1783616946","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781666969382","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}