John McWhorter & Tyler Austin Harper – Compulsory Racial Performance

PREORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349 0:00 A message from Glenn 3:56 Tyler’s research on human extinction and the end of the world 12:11 Tyler’s two forthcoming books 13:38 How elite schools incentivize “compulsory racial performance” 18:40 The “mission creep” of identity politics 24:23 Tyler Austin Harper University’s admissions policy 28:44 Does diversity contribute to quality of education? 35:18 The trouble with being “the black person” in class 37:38 Diversity at Bates College, where Tyler teaches 41:38 Night fishing with Tyler, insect collecting with John 45:46 Tyler’s prolific social media presence 48:38 Tyler’s five-year plan 52:51 The turn away from obscurantism in the humanities Recorded April 28, 2024 Links and Readings Glenn and John’s first conversation with Tyler Glenn and John talk with Tyler and Daniel Bessner Mary Shelley’s novel, The Last Man Tyler’s NYT piece, “I Teach at an Elite College. Here’s a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions” Christopher Lasch’s book, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations Richard Hanania’s book, The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics Glenn’s conversation with Peter Arcidiacono Tyler’s X (formerly Twitter) account Tyler’s Atlantic piece, “Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad” Jacques Derrida’s essay, “No Apocalypse, Not Now”

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