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Nasar Meer, "The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice" (Policy Press, 2022)
Nasar Meer, "The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice" (Policy Press, 2022)
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48 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2022
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Why are societies still not offering racial equality? In The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice (Policy Press, 2022), Nasar Meer, a professor of Race, Identity and Citizenship in the School of Social and Political Sciences and director of RACE.ED at the University of Edinburgh, explores the past, present, and future of the struggle for racial justice. In a wide-ranging text, informed by social, cultural, and political theory, the recent history of racial equality policy is juxtaposed with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, to analyse the successes and the failures of struggles to make society racially just. Offering a major theoretical and practical contribution, the book is essential reading across humanities and social sciences, as well as for activists and anyone interested in changing society for the better.
Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield.
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Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield.
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Released:
Aug 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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