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Critical: British author Zadie Smith is guilty of ignorance, cynicism and racism in her essay titled Shibboleth, which appeared in The New Yorker this month, the writer says. Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images
STEVE SALAITA

Author’s views on student activism are sloppy and ignorant

In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita

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