Yale University: 'Democracy and Beauty' - Finding Hope and Political Power in Aesthetics
September 26, 2025
September 26, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 25, 2025, by Lisa Prevost with philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams:
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'Democracy and Beauty': Finding hope and political power in aesthetics
In a new book, Yale philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams examines W.E.B. Du Bois' theories on beauty's power to challenge racism and despair.
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The early 20th-century American intel . . .
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'Democracy and Beauty': Finding hope and political power in aesthetics
In a new book, Yale philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams examines W.E.B. Du Bois' theories on beauty's power to challenge racism and despair.
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The early 20th-century American intel . . .