Dr. Rasul Mowatt, professor of American Studies and Geography at Indiana University, discusses the eleven forms of racial violence on a continuum, from what is intolerable to what is impossible to conceive. In this episode, Dr. Mowatt explores common misconceptions about racial violence and evaluates the dark realities of racial violence that are present and likely impending.
This conversation took place July 20, 2020.
Our guest for this podcast is Rasul Mowatt, professor of American Studies and Geography at Indiana University. Dr. Mowatt researches racial violence in public space. His research surrounding racial violence includes the history of lynchings, social movements, and what is labeled "race" riots. He is teaching What is America? Finding The Wire — The Two Americas in the Department of American Studies as part of Themester 2020's focus on democracy.
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