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Reframing Blackness and Black Solidarities through Anti-colonial and Decolonial PrismsReframing Blackness, Anti-Blackness, and Decoloniality

Reframing Blackness and Black Solidarities through Anti-colonial and Decolonial Prisms: Reframing... [This chapter employs the “anti-colonial” to refer to a theorization of colonial and re-colonial relations and the implications of imperial structures on: (a) processes of knowledge production, interrogation, validation and dissemination; (b) the understanding of Indigeneity as both a process and identity; and (c) the pursuit of agency, resistance and subjective politics (Dei 2000; Dei and Asgharzadeh 2001). We must define Black/African identities in order to subvert racist imaginaries. Rooted in European colonization is the hatred of the Black subject; the denial of humanity along with the hatred of Black culture, aesthetics, language, politics and civilization. It is why I argue that there must be a call for Black racial and cultural pride, especially to resist the denigration of Blackness. This research aims to re-frame how Blackness is defined and what it means to Black in a White-dominated society. I argue that Black racial and political awareness is important for Black resistance and survival. The White identity has access to privilege and power; race denial only seeks to mask the ways in which race is used as a tool to dominate and oppress. Those who denounce and deny race are unaware of their own privilege. Thus it is crucial for Black subjects to be aware of racial identity and it is important for Black subjects to subvert this notion of “post-Blackness.” Race awareness is key in mobilizing and advocating for equity.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Reframing Blackness and Black Solidarities through Anti-colonial and Decolonial PrismsReframing Blackness, Anti-Blackness, and Decoloniality

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
ISBN
978-3-319-53078-9
Pages
65 –80
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-53079-6_3
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[This chapter employs the “anti-colonial” to refer to a theorization of colonial and re-colonial relations and the implications of imperial structures on: (a) processes of knowledge production, interrogation, validation and dissemination; (b) the understanding of Indigeneity as both a process and identity; and (c) the pursuit of agency, resistance and subjective politics (Dei 2000; Dei and Asgharzadeh 2001). We must define Black/African identities in order to subvert racist imaginaries. Rooted in European colonization is the hatred of the Black subject; the denial of humanity along with the hatred of Black culture, aesthetics, language, politics and civilization. It is why I argue that there must be a call for Black racial and cultural pride, especially to resist the denigration of Blackness. This research aims to re-frame how Blackness is defined and what it means to Black in a White-dominated society. I argue that Black racial and political awareness is important for Black resistance and survival. The White identity has access to privilege and power; race denial only seeks to mask the ways in which race is used as a tool to dominate and oppress. Those who denounce and deny race are unaware of their own privilege. Thus it is crucial for Black subjects to be aware of racial identity and it is important for Black subjects to subvert this notion of “post-Blackness.” Race awareness is key in mobilizing and advocating for equity.]

Published: May 20, 2017

Keywords: Black Body; Black People; Social Racism; White Work; White Supremacy

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