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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. w/ Dr. Jennifer L. Pierce: "Affirmative Action" Is for White People #MarkGEDFuhrman
Description: The Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.) Radio Program welcomes Dr. Jennifer L. Pierce. A faculty member in the University of Minnesota’s Department of American Studies, Dr. Pierce’s “research follows two related trajectories: one in the area of racial and gender inequality in American workplaces and several collaborative projects developing different aspects of my methodological expertise.” Months before the current court case adjudicating "affirmative action," Gus T. found Dr. Pierce’s 2012 book, Racing for Innocence: Whiteness, Gender, and the Backlash Against Affirmative Action. Although there is a substantial amount of conflation in the book - suggesting White Wome...