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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by the American journalist Isabel Wilkerson, published in August 2020 by Random House.The book describes racism in the United States as an aspect of a caste system—a society-wide system of social stratification characterized by notions such as hierarchy, inclusion and exclusion, and purity.
Rather than adapting “Caste” directly (a task that would call for a documentary at least as enormous and wide-ranging as her 2016 feature “The 13th”), DuVernay opts to focus on Wilkerson ...
Ava DuVernay's new film, 'Origin,' is based on Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.'
Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is front and center in Ava DuVernay’s “Origin,” a film interpretation of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 nonfiction bestseller and Oprah's Book ...
Wilkerson eventually decides to write a book about caste, a concept which solves some of the intellectual problems which mere consideration of race does not. She visits India and the home , now a historical site, of Dr. Ambedkar , who championed the rights of the Dalit ("untouchable") peoples, who are at the bottom of the caste system in India .
Wilkerson interviewed more than a thousand people for The Warmth of Other Suns (2010), which documents the stories of African Americans who migrated to northern and western cities during the 20th century. Her 2020 book Caste describes the racial hierarchy in the United States as a caste system. Both books were best-sellers.
The film “Origin,” like the book “Caste” on which it was based, offers a powerful framing for America’s racial divide, writes author and theologian Keith Magee. Opinion: ‘Origin ...
Caste is a system of social stratification and hierarchy in human societies. It may also refer to: Caste system in India; Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, a 2020 book by Isabel Wilkerson Origin, working title Caste, a 2023 film adaptation by Ava DuVernay; Caste (play), a play by Thomas William Robertson; Caste (1930 film), a British film