The American Left and the "Black Question:"

From Politics to Protest to the Post-political

Platypus panel held at Left Forum 2010 in New York City, Pace University, March 20, 2010. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Benjamin Blumberg’s comments are transcribed in Platypus Review #19 Panelists Tim Barker, Columbia University Benjamin Blumberg, Platypus Affiliated Society Pamela Nogales, Platypus Affiliated Society Chris Cutrone, Platypus Affiliated Society, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago Description One catch-phrase that has flown in the wake of the successful election of Barack Obama is “post-racial,” raising the question of the degree to which America has overcome racism. [Read More]