Black People Look Up and Down, White People Look Away: Charles Mills, James Baldwin, and White Ignorance

Radical Philosophy Review 25 (2):219-235 (2022)
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Abstract

I examine how James Baldwin explored white ignorance—as conceived by Charles Mills—in his work. I argue that Baldwin helps us understand Mills’s account of white ignorance more deeply, showing that while only mentioned briefly by Mills, Baldwin provides fruitful insights into the phenomenon. I also consider the resources Baldwin provides to find a way out of white ignorance. My aim is to link these thinkers in ways that have been largely ignored.

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Myisha Cherry
University of California, Riverside

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