Week 10b: Reparations

Wednesday, November 3

For today, prepare:

• Read: Coats, Ta-Neshi. 2014. “The Case for Reparations.” The Atlantic June 2014. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ (There’s an audio version of the article on the website; if you come across a pay wall, there’s a pdf version on Google Drive)
• Read: Schirrer, Anna Kirstine. 2020. “Introduction: On Reparations for Slavery and Colonialism.” PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, July 31, 2020. https://polarjournal.org/2020/07/31/reparations-for-slavery-and-colonialism/
• Read: Perry, Keston K. 2020. “Climate Reparations: An Internationalist Approach for the Twenty-First Century.” PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, August 1, 2020. https://polarjournal.org/2020/08/01/climate-reparations-an-internationalist-approach-for-the-twenty-first-century/
• Browse: CARICOM Reparations website and their 10-Point Reparation Plan: https://caricomreparations.org/caricom/caricoms-10-point-reparation-plan/
• Extra things you can watch:
  • Last Week Tonight: Housing Discrimination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-0J49_9lwc
  • The Amber Ruffin Show: Reparations Are Due for More Than Just Slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzT2gCUtBXk