Race: The Power of an Illusion

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Immigration & Citizenship: Interview with Leti Volpp

Leti Volpp, the Robert D. and Leslie Kay Rave Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley, discusses the problematic racial triangulation of groups in legal arguments, how we saw a new racial category post 9/11, the need to study pockets of resistance in response to legal rhetorical structures, and looking critically at the concept of a "model minority" as a symptom of anti-blackness.

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Social Inequalities: Interview with Joanna Reed

Joanna Reed, Continuing Lecturer of Sociology at UC Berkeley, discusses how she relies on the film as a historical foundation for her students, tying it to scholarly articles and current events, and using it to introduce key sociological theories, such as Racial Formation.

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Images of the Horror of American Race Relations: Interview with Michael Mark Cohen

Michael Mark Cohen, Associate Teaching Professor of American Studies and African American Studies at UC Berkeley, discusses his use of visual imagery to teach about racial terrorism and race as socially constructed, incorporating Stephen Jay Gould's scholarship to demonstrate how whiteness was created, and how a shift away from color blindness led to the current resurgence of white nationalism amid a shrinking white demographic.

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Interview with Michael Omi

Michael Omi, Associate Professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, talks about the pivotal role he played in the production of RACE: The Power of an Illusion and relates the series to current issues.

Are we ready for a "colorblind" society?

How do you enlist support of white people in achieving racial equality?

What does equity look like? (when will racism end?)

What policies might integrate the suburbs and remedy some of the inequities that stem from residential segregation?

Are reparations for slavery appropriate?

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