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May 18, 2020 29 min

Embracing Hopelessness

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Dr. Joshua Bartholomew and his mentor Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre discuss how hope has given the dominant culture permission to look away from the injustices of the world. Dr. De La Torre argues that hope, as an illusion, is responsible for maintaining oppressive structures. But for marginalized people, hopelessness can serve as a catalyst to create change—sometimes by "turning over the bankers' tables at the temple".

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