Rac(e)ing from Death.

In response to recent events that demonstrate the persistence of racial trauma, this essay revisits James Baldwin's claim that racism is a symptom of fundamental human tendencies and constraints. For Baldwin, we cannot understand the legacy of racism if we do not take seriously all too human attempt...

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Publicado en:Journal of Religious Ethics Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 380 - 406
Autor principal: Winters, Joseph
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2017
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