COMPAS Colloquium: From Identity Politics to Income Inequality

Income and wealth inequality is a problem we can't ignore. It affects not just our economy, but also our communities and our mental health. It separates us in ways we often cannot afford. Inequalities due to race, gender, or other social identities similarly divide us and add complexity to the problems we face. But there is disagreement about how to talk about inequality. In particular, how should we understand social identities and what role we expect them to play in addressing inequality broadly? This panel discussion brings together Vivek Chibber (NYU, Sociology) and Derrick Darby (Rutgers, Philosophy), and is moderated by Sahar Heydari Fard (Ohio State, Philosophy).
This event is generously co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology. It is part of CEHV's 2023-24 COMPAS Directions program.

[@DzogChen2]

Look forward to Vivek Chibber’s finished theory as a critique of identity politics, when it is full worked out and presented, as he is indeed one of the most formidable intellectuals on the left today.

[@venticoldbrewser5593]

It was wild to see Vivek get so much push back on basic statements about class after the pandemic showed how class matters in terms of access to jobs, access to jobs that let you work from home, access to healthcare, access to transportation away from densely populated cities, access to childcare & eldercare, etc.

[@tao_jones_average]

Darn, I didn't know vivek was in town.

[@wedas67]

No way to escape Class Politics… It is a Fact that we all live it on daily Basis

[@EsatBargan]

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