Microaggressions as Violence
dc.contributor.author | Hamilton, Brian David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-10T21:03:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-10T21:03:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07-28 | |
dc.description | This article originally appeared on July 28, 2020, in Practical Matters, http://practicalmattersjournal.org/ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The most common critique levelled against the concept of microaggressions is that it involves a dangerous exaggeration, treating simple mistakes or miscommunications as acts of violence. I argue in this essay that microaggressions should be defined as patterns of interaction that perpetuate a certain kind of structural violence (namely, oppression), and as such are rightly considered a form of violence in themselves. I suggest, too, that microaggressions are a form of violence for which we stand responsible, despite the fact that they are often committed unintentionally. I first offer a brief history of the concept of microaggressions and a response to two of its most famous critics, then I work to redefine microaggressions within the context of a theory of structural violence and a theology of structural sin. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Hamilton, Brian David. “Microaggressions as Violence.” PracticalMattersJournal, 29 July 2020, http://practicalmattersjournal.org/2020/07/28/microaggressions-as-violence/. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2155-2355 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://practicalmattersjournal.org/2020/07/28/microaggressions-as-violence/ | |
dc.publisher | Practical Matters | en_US |
dc.subject | Violence | en_US |
dc.subject | Microaggressions | en_US |
dc.title | Microaggressions as Violence | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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