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SUMMARY: Sociology Lunchtime Seminar: The Problem of White Normativity: Ho
 w Systemic Racism Works and the Curious Case of Historically White College
 s and Universities - Speaker: Professor Eduardo Bonilla-Silva\, James B. D
 uke Distinguished Professor of sociology at Duke University
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CONTACT:Abigail Youngman
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: In this talk Professor Bonilla-Silva will explore th
 e idea that white normativity is key to understand how racial order works 
 in societies. He will begin with a discussion on what racism is as we stil
 l hold firmly to the perspective that sees racism as prejudice. Second\, h
 e will argue that the ideology of colour-blind racism is hegemonic in the 
 world and outline some of its major components. Third\, he will spend some
  time describing how HWCUs (historically white colleges and universities) 
 were established and how their internal racial order signifies and reprodu
 ces whiteness. Fourth\, he will argue that racial domination does not depe
 nd actors’ intentionality or their racially conscious behaviour\, but ra
 ther\, as Marx said about capitalists\, on the fact that they are “uncon
 scious personifications” of the racial order. As such\, they are like ba
 tteries charged with whiteness and their “electricity” is discharged i
 n all sorts of interactions. Lastly\, he will conclude by articulating the
  implications of his various arguments.\n\nEduardo Bonilla-Silva is the Ja
 mes B. Duke Distinguished Professor of sociology at Duke University.  He g
 ained visibility in the social sciences with his 1997 American Sociologica
 l Review article\, “Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretatio
 n\,” where he challenged analysts to study racial matters structurally a
 nd his book\, Racism without Racists (sixth edition in 2022)\, has become 
 a classic. He served as President of the Southern Sociological Society and
  the American Sociological Association in 2017-2018 and will serve as the 
 Pitts Professor of History and Social Institutions at Cambridge from 2024-
 2025. 
LOCATION:Sociology Department Seminar Room\, Free School Lane
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