“He’s Still Black: The Role of Race in the 2012 Presidential Election”
With Dr. Don Kinder, University of Michigan Political Science
Thursday, Nov. 1, 12 pm
Austin North
Free Chinese food!
In 2008, Americans chose Barack Obama to be the 44th president of the United States. The following morning, The New York Times proclaimed that Obama had succeeded in “sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease.” With ease? No. There are good reasons to believe that Obama was elected president in spite of his race. But that was then. Four years later, are we any closer to post-racial politics? What role will race play in the 2012 election?
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- Race and Implicit American-ness
- Racial Attitudes in the Presidential Race
- The Situation of Being ‘(un)American’
- The Racial Situation of Voting
- On Being a Mindful Voter
- Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election
- Political Psychology in 2008
- The Psychology of Barack Obama as the Antichrist
- Why Race May Influence Us Even When We “Know” It Doesn’t
- The Situation of Presidential Death Threats
- The Situation of the Obama Presidency and Race Perceptions
- Racial Attitudes in the Presidential Race
