Black Pete

Black Pete

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Poverty & Health, Black Pete, Non-Diet Cookbook

Episode: Poverty & Health, Black Pete, Non-Diet Cookbook

  • Dec 9, 2020 9:00 pm
  • 17:34 mins

As the Black Lives Matter movement’s influence has spread across the globe, the Dutch tradition of "Black Pete" is increasingly coming under scrutiny; many Dutch say it isn’t racist and just part of their cultural heritage. Guests: Ayanna Thompson, Regents Professor of English, Arizona State University; Coen Heijes, Professor of Culture and Communition, University of Groningen, Netherlands