Racism
Over the past year, the term ‘white privilege’ was used very often. But wasn’t Barack Obama right when he said, “Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race”.
Nobody will deny that racism and prejudices abound, but is it the case that a colour boundary runs through society, determining whether or not someone gets a chance? Maybe the real question is to reflect again on a society that focuses on a shared future, rather than shared origins; beyond the pitfall of ‘black’ and ‘white’.
Auditorium
Extra Information
Date
Tues 21 March, 8 pm
Entrance
Free
About the Lecturer
Prof. Paul Scheffer, Professor of European studies, Un. of Amsterdam
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