J.L. Matory, "Global Affirmative Action in a Neoliberal Age"
(2013) [conferences]
(last updated on 2015/01/12)
Author's Comments:
I was the Executive Producer of this latest CAAAR production. I reviewed the transcripts of our fall 2012 scholarly conference, distilled the central themes, researched affirmative action-related news, constructed the story line and worked with the Director in coordinating a team of professors, researchers, editors and cinematographers. The film integrates footage of scholar interviews with real-world footage of the people and populations affected. This is a painstaking and original scholarly intervention, in every way equivalent to a publication.
Abstract:
In a half-dozen countries around the world, affirmative action and its counterparts have been prompted by diverse circumstances, taken diverse forms,encountered diverse forms of resistance, and had diverse outcomes. While its implementation is increasingly challenges in the US, it is being implemented with increasing frequency and intensity in many countries, and often with a broader and more radical set of goals.
