Solidarity
The history of solidarity as a concept and call to action, from Roman law to Black Lives Matter. Also, a study into white Americans who feel sympathy with black Americans.
Laurie Taylor is joined by Jennifer Chudy, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, Boston, who discusses her pioneering exploration of racial sympathy. She looks at the reasons why racial inequality in America prompts distress amongst some white people, but not others, and why that sympathy does not necessarily translate into solidarity and political action. Andrea Sangiovanni, Professor of Philosophy at King's College, London explores the nature of solidarity and how definitions have changed. Calls for solidarity are heard everywhere but what does it mean, in practice, and how is it distinct from altruism, justice and fellow-feeling?
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Guests and Further reading
- Jennifer Chudy, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, Boston, US
Some White Folks: The Interracial Politics of Sympathy, Suffering, and Solidarity (University of Chicago Press)
- Andrea Sangiovanni, Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, London
Solidarity: Nature, Grounds, and Value: Andrea Sangiovanni in Dialogue (Manchester University Press)
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 Jun 202515:30BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 Jun 202506:05BBC Radio 4
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