This book presents a skeptical eliminativist philosophy of race and
the theory of racelessness, a methodological and pedagogical
framework for analyzing "race" and racism. It explores the history
of skeptical eliminativism and constructionist eliminativism
within the history of African American philosophy and literary
studies and its consistent connection with movements for
civil rights. Sheena M. Mason considers how current anti-racist
efforts reflect naturalist conservationist and
constructionist reconstructionist philosophies of race that prevent
more people from fully confronting the problem of racism, not
race, thereby enabling racism to persist. She then offers a
three-part solution for how scholars and people aspiring
toward anti-racism can avoid unintentionally upholding racism,
using literary studies as a case study to show how "race"
often translates into racism itself. The theory of racelessness
helps more people undo racism by undoing the belief in
"race."
General
Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Sheena Michele Mason
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-099946-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-03-099946-7 |
Barcode: |
9783030999469 |
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