Apart from a few exceptions, it seems you had trouble with The Least of All Possible Evils. Almost all responses this week are sloppy and seem to be based on either a lack of actually reading the text or a lack of comprehending it. I'll take my part of the responsibility for this rather sad outcome, I could have provided you with a reading guide instead of thinking that this book spoke for itself. I get the sense that some of you gave up upon finding the introduction to the book difficult. That's sad, because I think the book gets easier and has so much to offer later on.
The book plays a role in the analytical essay, and I hope some of you will take that opportunity to read part of the book again or more thoroughly. Skip the introduction then, and focus perhaps on chapters 3 and 4 that are I think the most easily accessible. So apart from submitting the analytical essay this week (see instructions here on the website under "assignments"), you have a small amount of reading to react to. One essay from Balibar and one from Wallerstein. Balibar examines racism in its present manifestations, for example how it is ever present in the contemporary politics of immigration. Wallerstein writes about the construction of peoplehood, and also about the global axial division of labor as something based on racism. Both essays offer an analysis of the present that I think ties well into our readings so far. Both essays also briefly touch on the future that will come. I'm not sure I agree with their predictions and am interested to hear your take. Don't get put off by the references to theoretics you don't know. You can get the points regardless. I look forward to your reactions and your analytical essays!
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