2023 Iris Marion Young Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., “Dismantling Social Difference for Advancing Justice”
2023 Iris Marion Young Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Waldo E Johnson Jr.
Professor at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice and Vice Provost
“Dismantling Social Difference for Advancing Justice”
In his lecture “Dismantling Social Difference for Advancing Justice,” Professor Johnson explores Iris Young’s theory of social difference, which posits that society is divided into groups based on various forms of oppression and privilege. Social difference is a lens for examining how social, economic, and political factors impact urban black males’ lives and lived experiences and their various justice experiences over the life course. Race, gender, class, and social identities are considered as intersectional, uniquely shaping the life course positioning and outcomes of urban black males.
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