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Unesp, Franca, Sao Paulo, Brasil, 11/8/2018. “Critical theory as foundation for the analysis of populism and authoritarianism/Teoria crítica como fundamento para análise do populismo e do autoritarismo” (Jeremiah Morelock) e “Neoliberalismo progressista e o momento populista” (Felipe Ziotti Narita)
*reposted from www.independent.gr γράφει η Δρ Βασιλική Παπαγεωργίου Εθνολόγος- Κοινωνική Ανθρωπολόγος Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Wiley Evers Τα επεισόδια στο Σάρλοτσβιλ της Βιρτζίνια, (Charlottesville, Virgnia), αρθρώνονται στην ακολουθία ενός κορμού γεγονότων ιστορικά προσδιορισμένων και στενά συνδεδεμένων με το ζήτημα του ρατσισμού και των φυλετικών σχέσεων στις ΗΠΑ. Οι συγκρούσεις που έλαβαν χώρα κατά το φετινό Αύγουστο, … Read more
*This interview of Axel Honneth by Krasimir Stojanov originally appeared in Critique and Humanism 16 (2/2003), in Bulgarian. It was published again in Critique and Humanism 22 (2006), in German and Bulgarian. This version is reposted from the German version as reproduced by Eurozine, translated automatically through Google Chrome. Racism as a Socialization Defect A … Read more
*The following article by Nancy Fraser was part of The Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Stanford University, April 30–May 2, 1996. Social Justice in the Age of Identity Politics: Redistribution, Recognition, and Participation In today’s world, claims for social justice seem increasingly to divide into two types. First, and most familiar, are redistributive claims, which … Read more
*The following essay by Cornel West is reposted from the Race and Ethnicity collection on Eserver.org. **From the website of the full post: “Cornel West is an Honorary Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, who serves on the DSA National Political Committee and is a participant in its African-American Commission.” Toward a Socialist Theory … Read more
“The contemporary movement that seeks to restrict liberty on campus arose specifically in the provocative work of the late Marxist political and social philosopher Herbert Marcuse . . .” ―Alan Charles Kors and Harvey A. Silverglate In recent years highly publicized educational commentators, like David Horowitz (2006a, 2006b, 2000), and Alan Charles Kors and Harvey … Read more
*This is reblogged from The Frantz Fanon Blog. It is written by Jonis Ghedi Alasow, originally posted 4/8/2014. Frantz Fanon’s 1952 book, Black Skin, White Masks, is one of the most interesting and insightful books I have ever read. Fanon sets out his discussion with the intention of showing the “various attitudes the Negro adopts in … Read more
*This is reblogged from Vox.com. It is by German Lopez, originally posted 11/15/16. The challenge for anti-racists looking for solutions in Trump’s America. In 2016, researchers stumbled on a radical tactic for reducing another person’s bigotry: a frank, brief conversation. The study, authored by David Broockman at Stanford University and Joshua Kalla at the University … Read more