Ready or not: will Americans elect their country’s first Black woman president?
We discuss race in the presidential campaign and the fallout from the debate with Terri Givens, Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Politics at the University of British Columbia.
Professor Terri Givens joins Dr Emma Shortis on this episode of After America to discuss race in American politics and whether the country is ready to elect a Black female president.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 13 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Guest: Terri Givens, Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Politics, University of British Columbia
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Race, gender and politics: Is the United States ready for a Black woman president?’ by Terri Givens, The Conversation (July 2024)
‘Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (September 2024)
The Roots of Racism: The politics of white supremacy in the US and Europe by Terri Givens (January 2022)
Radical Empathy: Finding a path to bridging racial divides by Terri Givens (February 2022)
‘With Democrats “fired up” by Harris’ candidacy, young people are now registering to vote in droves’ by Nandika Chatterjee, Salon (August 2024)
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