Leading Against Hate: The Language of American Racism

About This Event

Philosophers Jennifer Kling of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and Leland Harper of Siena Heights University together penned the book Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist: Language and the Dynamic Disaster of American Racism. It explores the difficulties many have in discussing race and racism in America, and how hard it is to talk about situations that are “racially not good, but that we do not want to classify as racist, either.” White people are especially sensitive to claims of interpersonal and institutional racism, and Kling and Harper point out that’s a big problem when it comes to having productive discussions about systemic racial oppression – white people need to be able to talk about it. They’ll teach attendees how expanding one’s racial vocabulary is crucial for attaining justice for all.

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