11. The Ferguson Conjuncture: Why the Humanities Matter Now
- Author:
- George Lipsitz
- Publication Date:
- 03-2016
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
- Abstract:
- The killing of Michael Brown and the callous and cruel responses to it by legally constituted authorities have rightly been perceived as evidence of failures of the criminal justice system and the political system. In addition, the events, actions and ideas emerging from the crucible of conflict in Ferguson also reveal a betrayal of the promise of the humanities to teach discernment, judgment and empathy as tools for envisioning a common and creative human existence.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Race, Law Enforcement, Inequality, State Violence, and Protests
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America