On “The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ Problem, and Ours”
An interesting post reflecting on the role of racism in Enlightenment thought was posted in the New York Times this week. While I laud the attention to racist aspects of Enlightenment thinking, I am less certain about this claim: “but given that we now know that...The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ Problem, and Ours
The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ Problem, and OursWhen we learned that witches did not exist, we threw out the category. So why do we cling to the discredited notion of race?This was posted on Google+…Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The Local
Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The LocalShould Germany expunge racist terms from classic children’s books? The Local’s Marc Young comments on the country’s often exasperating attitudes on race.This was posted on...Book
Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture
"Weber's study undertakes a much-needed comprehensive investigation of the contemporary 'regime of gender violence,' that is, the key role violence has played in defining the position of Muslims in the German public sphere (in the larger European context). Through nuanced theorizing as well as careful historical contextualization, Weber develops an intersectional framework for analyzing gendered violence in a way that does not reinforce racialized discourses of cultural and/or religious difference." [more...]
Palgrave Macmillan, January 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00708-7, ISBN10: 1-137-00708-7
252 pages.