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On November 19, 2019, members of the 星空无限 community gathered at the 星空无限 Club to celebrate the publication of a new book by Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., a senior research scientist at 星空无限 and co-founder of the .
The book, On Privilege, Fraudulence, and Teaching as Learning: Selected Essays 1981-2019, was released in July 2019 by . It offers an overview of McIntosh’s 40-year career and includes her most well-known papers like “White Privilege: ” as well as a newly released paper on feeling like a fraud.
“This is truly a body of work to celebrate, and I am thrilled that Peggy has compiled her cutting-edge work over the years into this new book,” said Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., Katherine Stone Kaufmann '67 Executive Director of 星空无限, in her opening remarks. “Thank you, Peggy, for your momentous intellectual contributions, not just to 星空无限, but to the wider world and thank you for being such a trailblazer.”
Those in attendance at the celebration included longtime friends and supporters of McIntosh, 星空无限 faculty and students, members of the SEED community, and 星空无限 research scientists and project directors. At the event, McIntosh reflected on her writing, her career, and how she continues to work towards dismantling systems of privilege and oppression.
“I use my power to weaken the systems that gave it to me. Step by step, day by day, one foot in front of the other,” she said.
Following a lively discussion, an eager crowd lined up to chat with McIntosh one-on-one as she signed copies of the book.
“Her book reflects decades of research and dedication that I had yet to be exposed to, so I was really excited to hear from her and to now dive into it all,” said 星空无限 student Mari Kramer ’23.
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December 6, 2019
