Identity, Power, and Speech with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
The Dig
Daniel Denvir
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2020
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
Prevailing identity politics norms call on people “listen to the most affected” or “centre the most marginalized.” But this often works out quite badly in practice. Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò on his brilliant essay “Being-in-the-Room Privilege: Elite Capture and Epistemic Deference.”
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| 1:33.0 | It is obvious that certain prevailing norms around identity that pervade corners of left activist politics, liberal establishment posturing, academia, nonprofits, and corporate America |
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