"Theory of Racelessness" by Dr. Sheena Mason. A Review
Theory of Racelessness: A Case for Antirace(ism) Sheena Michele Mason Palgrave MacMillian ISBN: 978-3-030-99944-5; May 2022; Hardback - $119.99, eBook - $89 It’s a hot topic, and one that can generate a firestorm of accusations, assertions, and counterattacks. The resulting temperature feels like it has been clearly rising in the last decades. There are multiple reasons presented as to why, some anecdotal, some conspiratorial, and others more socially aware. Just drop the word “racism” into a friendly conversation at work or at the mall, and immediately reactions range from lowered voices and embarrassed looks, to animated pronouncements and declarations. Recently an acquaintance from King’s College in NYC, Dr. Anthony Bradley, announced that a new discussion of the subject was brewing and that Dr. Sheena Michele Mason, Assistant Professor of English (African American Literature) who received her PhD from Howard University, was spearheading this discussion in an ...