The Slippery Yet Tenacious Nature of Racism: New Developments in Critical Race Theory and Their Implications for the Study of Religion and Ethics

Why is racism so tenacious? Drawing from recent methodological innovations in the study of racism, this essay explores the appeal of racism and the erotics of race within the imagination. The slippery nature of racism, and its ability to alter its manifestations with ease and hide behind various dis...

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Main Author: Heschel, Susannah 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2015]
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-27
RelBib Classification:FA Theology
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBB German language area
KBQ North America
NBE Anthropology
ZB Sociology
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Summary:Why is racism so tenacious? Drawing from recent methodological innovations in the study of racism, this essay explores the appeal of racism and the erotics of race within the imagination. The slippery nature of racism, and its ability to alter its manifestations with ease and hide behind various disavowals, facilitates the racialization of both religious thought and social institutions.
ISSN:2326-2176
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/sce.2015.0018