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universalism

Are the 1619 Project and the 1776 Commission really that different?

John Fea   |  December 21, 2023

I just read Zine Magubane’s review of Kenan Malik’s Not So Black and White: A History of Race from White Supremacy at Catalyst. Malik argues that both the 1619 Project and Donald Trump’s “1776 Commission” fail to recognize the importance […]

Israel-based progressive intellectuals and peace activists call for a “return to a politics based on humanistic and universal principles”

John Fea   |  October 17, 2023

Several dozen Israeli-based academic progressives and peace activists have signed this letter. They are correct to suggest that the usual identity politics we often hear coming out of colleges and universities seem hollow in the wake of October 7, 2023. […]

Does a fixation with identity politics hurt the fight against racism?

John Fea   |  July 25, 2023

Over at Jacobin, Taj Ali interviews writer Kenan Malik, the author of Not So Black and White: A History of Race from White Supremacy to Identity Politics. Here is a taste: TAJ ALI: You discuss the decline of cross-racial class […]