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Renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression. Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.
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Structural racism has impacted the lives of African Americans in the United States since before the country's founding. Although the country has made some progress towards a more equal society, political developments in the 21st century have shown that deep divides remain. The persistence of inequality is an indicator of the stubborn resilience of the institutions that maintain white supremacy.To bridge our divides, renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' - moving beyond an understanding of others' lives and pain to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression.Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.
Author Biography
Terri E. Givens is a Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She was formerly based at the University of Texas at Austin and is the founder of the Center for Higher Education Leadership. She is the author of books and articles on immigration policy, antidiscrimination politics and comparative race politics.
Table of Contents
Prologue: Writing in a Time of CrisisBridging Divides: From Racism to Empathy in the 21st CenturyGetting to Radical EmpathyMy Family's Story: The Isolation of Internalized OppressionRacism and Health DisparitiesFinding Empathy in the AcademyLove and MarriageRadical Empathy in Leadership: Creating ChangeCreating Change: Restorative Justice and Working Off the PastRevisiting the Path to Radical EmpathyEpilogue: In the Aftermath of the U.S. Presidential Election
Review
"Provocative and challenging." Affilia"Radical Empathy balances the personal and the political, the social and the domestic.... a book written with anger and with compassion, with modesty and with hope." The Earthbound Report"Givens uses her fascinating biography and her expertise to provide concrete steps on how to achieve 'radical empathy' adopting the perspective of others but also taking action to combat injustice." Vincent L. Hutchings, University of Michigan
Long Description
Structural racism has impacted the lives of African Americans in the United States since before the country's founding. Although the country has made some progress towards a more equal society, political developments in the 21st century have shown that deep divides remain. The persistence of inequality is an indicator of the stubborn resilience of the institutions that maintain white supremacy. To bridge our divides, renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' - moving beyond an understanding of others' lives and pain to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression. Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.
Review Quote
"Radical Empathy balances the personal and the political, the social and the domestic.... a book written with anger and with compassion, with modesty and with hope." The Earthbound Report
Feature
Weaves together the personal and the political from a black woman scholar with expertise in global racism Lived experience brings alive the political issues and will engage a wider audience beyond the scholarly to bring about social change and challenge racism though practical stepsUses storytelling (biography) and concrete examples to encourage broader review coverage and wide engagement beyond academiaTerri Givens currently resides in Menlo Park, California, but will be moving to Montreal, Canada in January 2022
Description for Sales People
Structural racism has impacted the lives of African Americans in the United States since before the country's founding. Although the country has made some progress towards a more equal society, political developments in the 21st century have shown that deep divides remain. The persistence of inequality is an indicator of the stubborn resilience of the institutions that maintain white supremacy.To bridge our divides, renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' - moving beyond an understanding of others' lives and pain to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression.Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.Terri Givens resides in Quebec, Canada.
Details ISBN1447357256 Format Paperback Pages 200 Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781447357254 Imprint Policy Press Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 4 Illustrations, black and white Publication Date 2022-02-14 NZ Release Date 2022-02-14 UK Release Date 2022-02-14 ISBN-10 1447357256 Subtitle Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides Author Terri Givens Publisher Bristol University Press Alternative 9781447357247 DEWEY 305.896073 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2022-02-13 We've got this
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