The focus in this volume is on Dutch racism with revelations of illuminating insight in the two closely related questions that organize this volume: what factors contribute to the complexity of Dutch racism and why is the concept of racism so intensely contested? One of the key features of Dutch racism is its denial. The tendency to reject colonial history as relevant for understanding contemporary sexually offensive representations of black women is not new. The volume is divided into three chapters: 1. Narratives and legacies of Dutch Racism 2. Bladk bodies, white fantasms 3.Normalizing racism, resisting humiliations 4. Dutch situations: reflections from visitors and other keen observers With among others the following articles: - Diving into the wreck: exploring intersections of sexuality, 'race', gender, and class in the Dutch cultural archive / Gloria Wekker - Harmless identities: representations of racial consciousness amog three generations Indo-Europeans / Esther Captain - The enuncation of the nation: notes on colonial refractions in the Netherlands / Joseph D. Jordan