Critical Race Theory and the Interest Divergence Dilemma

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Brown University Department of Africana Studies
The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America

Critical Race Theory and the Interest Divergence Dilemma In this talk, Dr. Ray draws on two central critical race theory concepts—racial progress narratives and interest convergence to explain the current backlash. Ideas from critical race theory can explain the recent uproar over this insurgent body of knowledge. In opposition to mainstream notion of inevitable progress, critical race theorists see racial progress as fragile and contingent. And some political actors are pushing the United States toward a period of interest divergence. As some white Americans increasingly see their interests as fundamentally different from those of their nonwhite fellow citizens. Co-sponsored by The Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Brown University Department of Africana Studies, and The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America.

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