Nobody will deny that racism and prejudices abound, but is it the case that a colour boundary runs through society, determining whether or not someone gets a chance? On Tuesday 21 March, 20.00, Prof. Paul Scheffer, Professor of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam will reflect on the topic of prejudice. Location: Auditorium, Tongersestraat 53. Free entrance.
Over the past year, the term ‘white privilege’ was used very often. But wasn’t Barack Obama right when he said, “Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race”.
Nobody will deny that racism and prejudices abound, but is it the case that a colour boundary runs through society, determining whether or not someone gets a chance? Maybe the real question is to reflect again on a society that focuses on a shared future, rather than shared origins; beyond the pitfall of ‘black’ and ‘white’.
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