Description
| Product ID: | 9783030224882 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | White People and Black Lives Matter |
| Subtitle: | Ignorance, Empathy, and Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Johanna C. Luttrell |
| Page Count: | 141 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Political economy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Political economy |
| Description: | This book interrogates white responses to black-led movements for racial justice. It probes reactions which often prevent white people from according to black activists the full range of human emotion and expression, including joy, anger, mourning, and political action. This book interrogates white responses to black-led movements for racial justice. It is a philosophical self-reflection on the ways in which ''white'' reactions to Black Lives Matter stand in the way of the movement''s important work. It probes reactions which often prevent white people from according to black activists the full range of human emotion and expression, including joy, anger, mourning, and political action. Johanna C. Luttrell encourages different conceptions of empathy and impartiality specific to social movements for racial justice, and addresses objections to identity politics. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-08-14 |