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Standpoint Epistemology, Laurence Olivier, and More

Standpoint Epistemology, Laurence Olivier, and More

A professor screens the 1965 film version of Othello, featuring Laurence Olivier in blackface, to his class. Is that a racist act?

Oct 15, 2021
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