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Zadie Smith and Multiculturalism after Brexit

April 11, 2017April 14, 2017 Merve Fejzula culture, Donald Trump, Literary studies, London

Perhaps more than other forms of criticism, outsiders often imagine literary criticism to be free from the vagaries of the

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Local Authority in the Future of Voting Rights

April 10, 2017April 14, 2017 William Sturkey Civil Rights Movement

During the 1940s and 1950s, a Mississippi Circuit Clerk named Luther Cox gained notoriety for asking potential black voter registration

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The Poetry of Una Marson and Dionne Brand: An Interview with Belinda Deneen Wallace

April 6, 2017April 10, 2017 Nathan Dize #WomenandPanAfricanismSeries, black feminism, Caribbean, feminism, Pan-Africanism

In today’s post, Nathan H. Dize, a PhD student in the Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt University, interviews Belinda

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“What’s Going On?”: Race, Brutality, and Injustice Since Rodney King

April 5, 2017April 8, 2017 Trimiko Melancon music, police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence, racism, violence

On April 2, 1939, legendary R&B and soul singer Marvin Gaye was born. Known for a body of masterpieces, his

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The Critique of Racial Liberalism: An Interview with Charles W. Mills

April 3, 2017December 30, 2017 Neil Roberts #raceandphilosophy, Philosophy, Racial Capitalism, Trumpism

This month I interviewed Charles W. Mills about his new book, Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism. Mills is

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