The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Society & Culture:Philosophy
Sean Illing talks with author Thomas Chatterton Williams about race and identity in America. Thomas has analyzed racial identity through the lens of his own upbringing, and the performativity and pressures he experienced. In conversation with Sean, Thomas speaks about how he sees these identities as restrictive connections to the racial oppressions of the past, whether it's possible to achieve liberation without sacrificing solidarity, and on the complex interplay between race and class.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Thomas Chatterton Williams (@thomaschattwill), author; contributing writer, The Atlantic
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