91AV philosopher David Livingstone Smith gives talk on spectacle lynchings as part of Case Western event on dehumanization

David Livingstone Smith
David Livingstone Smith

David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, gave a talk at a panel discussion on “Combating Dehumanization” at the Inamori Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University on October 27.

In his talk, titled “Making monsters: the uncanny power of dehumanization,” Smith used examples of what are known as “spectacle lynchings” – lynchings that drew crowds of thousands of people and at which the victim was tortured before being killed – to illustrate his theory of dehumanization.

An article about Smith's talk at Case Western was published on the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards website.

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