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White Privilege - Racial Ambiguity

What is white privilege? Laurie Taylor explores enduring patterns of disadvantage in Britain. Also, are racial binaries breaking down in America?

Racial ambiguity in America: Lisa Kingstone, Senior Teaching Fellow in Race and Identity at Kings College, London, asks what happens to a country that was built on race when the boundaries of black and white have started to fade. She’s joined by the writer, Bidisha. Also, what is meant by white privilege? Kalwant Bhopal, Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, discusses her new study.

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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28 minutes

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Mon 5 Nov 2018 00:15
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Kalwant Bhopal, White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society, (Policy Press, 2018)


Lisa Simone Kingstone, Fading Out - Racial Ambiguity in American Culture, (Rowman and Littlefield International Ltd., 2018)

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  • Mon 5 Nov 2018 00:15
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