Joined September 2022
This model, by @SanchezCoen (2025), shows how polite racism operates as a system of affective governance through emotional regulation, compliance, and conditional belonging. It forms part of her larger body of work on racial capitalism, identity, and diasporic counter-capital.
The Affective Architecture of Polite #racism linkedin.com/posts/karine-co…
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University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Karine Coen-Sanchez highlights how “polite racism” operates in Canadian workplaces, masking exclusion through civility and neutrality. She urges HR leaders to move from performative diversity to real structural repair. hubs.la/Q03Nzrrs0
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"The opposite of polite racism isn’t impolite confrontation — it’s courageous honesty. It’s choosing truth over comfort, unity over silence," writes @SanchezCoen via @ConversationCA Media, contact Coen-Sanchez @ tinyurl.com/4vbz2n8p theconversation.com/polite-r…
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University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Karine Coen-Sanchez highlights how “polite racism” operates in Canadian workplaces, masking exclusion through civility and neutrality. She urges HR leaders to move from performative diversity to real structural repair. hubs.la/Q03Nzrrs0
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“The message of polite racism is ‘you are present, yet not fully accepted.’” My recent article explores how subtle racism hides behind politeness — and how we can all recognize and move beyond it. 📖 Read here → theconversation.com/polite-r…
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Sudanese girls & women are being tortured. Sudanese girls & women are being tortured. Sudanese girls & women are being tortured. Sudanese girls & women are being tortured. Sudanese girls &women are being tortured. Sudanese girls & women are being tortured. #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Leveraging racialized lived experiences for academic gain without contributing to systemic transformation is exploitative
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Politeness isn't always kindness In my research I explore how "polite" racism shapes the experiences of afro carribeans communities in canada and how their cultural wealth is too often ignored
🖤 From polite #racism to resistant capital. How Afro-Caribbean communities in #Canada navigate systemic barriers & shape identity. 📚 Discover the research: tinyurl.com/27vg66ar #BlackIdentity #Canada #SocialJustice #CulturalCapital #EquityInAction #BlackStudies
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Truth. 💯
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Rise up. Hesitation just drags out the pain longer than necessary. The only way out is to face your problems head-on—no waiting, no second-guessing. If you want things to improve, you’ve go to charge straight at whatever scares you most.
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✨ Today on #Juneteenth, we honour the legacy of freedom, resilience, and hope. Let this day remind us to stand for equity, celebrate diversity, and build communities where everyone belongs. ❤️🖤💚 #ocsbEquity @ocsbequity
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People who lack empathy should not be in positions of leadership.
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So I can now finally announce it !! I met the criteria for the Phd in social sciences with some revision! And was nominated valedictorian for the Black Graduation 2025 ! 🎓 🎓 thanks to my supervisor @ssimon_chelsea
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