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Book SynopsisJonathan Kahn argues that an uncritical embrace of implicit bias, to the exclusion of power relations and structural racism, undermines wider civic responsibility for addressing racial inequality by turning it over to experts.
Race on the Brain challenges us to engage more democratically in the difficult task of promoting racial justice.
Trade ReviewRace on the Brain offers a provocative examination of contemporary discussions of race, racism, and law. Kahn carefully assesses the scientific framework of implicit bias, highlighting its laudable intent and aspirations while revealing hidden challenges. This is a thoughtful and timely contribution that will surely enrich ongoing conversations on race and human cognition and their socio-legal significance. -- Osagie K. Obasogie, author of Blinded by Sight: Seeing Race Through the Eyes of the Blind
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Rethinking Implicit Bias—the Limits to Science as a Tool of Racial Justice
1. Defining and Measuring Implicit Bias
2. The Uptake of Implicit Social Cognition by the Legal Academy
3. Accepting Conservative Frames: Time, Color Blindness, Diversity, and Intent
4. Behavioral Realism in Action
5. Deracinating the Legal Subject
6. Obscuring Power
7. Recreational Antiracism and the Power of Positive Nudging
8. Seeking a Technical Fix to Racism
9. Biologizing Racism: The Ultimate Technical Fix
Conclusion: Contesting the Common Sense of Racism
Notes
Index
