Silence about Race? Reconfigurations of Racism in Contemporary Europe |
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| Editor:
| Peter, Frank
Amir-Moazami, Schirin |
| Series title: | Culture and Social Practice Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8376-2463-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2024 |
| Publisher: | transcript Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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Racism has become difficult to name in Europe. Racial semantics are shifting, race is coded in multiple ways and the defense of naturalized privilege is today regularly argued so as to preempt accusations of racism. The possibility to address racism as a particular kind of power formation has become complicated. This volume examines how »race« relates to the operations of social power in particular contexts and what the critical purchase and effectiveness of analytical concepts of...
More DescriptionRacism has become difficult to name in Europe. Racial semantics are shifting, race is coded in multiple ways and the defense of naturalized privilege is today regularly argued so as to preempt accusations of racism. The possibility to address racism as a particular kind of power formation has become complicated. This volume examines how »race« relates to the operations of social power in particular contexts and what the critical purchase and effectiveness of analytical concepts of racism can be. It combines conceptual reflections with case studies exploring the diverse conjunctures of talking about racism in European countries today.