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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">The African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:blue"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/RA2LCD1vlpTjPWEZwsW7lba?domain=uj.ac.za" title="https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps">ACEPS</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">)
at the University of Johannesburg invites you to:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">“Black self-perception: A Fanonian and a Du Boisian challenge to anti-inequality strategies” by Tancredo Tivane (The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">When:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Tue 1</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">6<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup><span style="color:black">
</span>July<span style="color:black">, 11:00–13:00 SAST</span> / CAT / CET</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Where</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">: 11<sup>th</sup> Floor, UJ on Empire, Johannesburg or Zoom:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/94161656201"><span style="color:#467886">https://zoom.us/j/94161656201</span></a></span></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Info:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Funding: National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Project: <u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/5eWdCE8wmrt1PzvjOtwC7YH?domain=uj.ac.za/"><span style="color:#467886">Philosophy
through Indigenous Knowledge in the Global South</span></a></span></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:63.8pt;text-indent:-63.8pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">ACEPS:
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/RA2LCD1vlpTjPWEZwsW7lba?domain=uj.ac.za"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps</span></a></span></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Abstract:</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">It is widely accepted in social and political philosophy that the prevailing economic disparities and achievement gaps between black and white communities are the direct
result of historical injustices. To address these disparities, various strategies have been proposed. In her work, The Imperative of Integration, Anderson (2010) categorizes and contrasts these strategies into two distinct camps. One camp includes race-unconscious
approaches such as affirmative action and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies. The other camp advocates for race-conscious approaches and colorblind policies, which advocate for completely disregarding race as a factor in access to economic opportunities.
In this paper, I argue that both strands of proposals for addressing black-white economic inequalities and achievement gaps caused by racialism are incomplete because they are predicated on white perceptions of blackness and fail to address black self-perception.
Drawing on Franz Fanon's concept of white narcissism and black inferiority, as well as Du Bois' notion of black double-consciousness, I argue that both camps presume the solution to the black-white economic disparity rests on whites ceasing discriminatory
practices and opening doors of opportunity for blacks in their institutions. However, they ignore the burden that black folks carry as a result of internalized stigma. This stigma, which is used to justify their oppression and force them into poor economic
conditions, has an impact on blacks’ sense of self. It shapes their self-perception, which, if left unaddressed, can hinder the prospects of economic mobility even when opportunity is given.</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">All are welcome!</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Veli</span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Veli Mitova</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Professor in Philosophy and Director of ACEPS</span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">University of Johannesburg</span></p>
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