Karen E. Fields
Karen E. Fields is an independent sociologist who holds degrees from Harvard University, Brandeis University, and the Sorbonne. She is a co-author of the author of Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life.
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Like witchcraft, “racecraft” refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.