Blackness as a Universal Claim
Holocaust Heritage, Noncitizen Futures, and Black Power in Berlin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23536696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Damani J Partridge |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Blackness As a Universal Claim (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/9780520382220 |
| OpenAlex | W4308805783 |
| Open Library | OL42554681M |
| ISBN | 9780520382220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
"In this bold and provocative new book, Damani J. Partridge examines the possibilities and limits for a universalized Black politics. German youth of Turkish, Arab, and African descent use claims of Blackness to hold states and other institutions accountable for racism today. Partridge tracks how these young people take on the expressions of Black Power, acting out the scene from the 1968 Olympics, proclaiming "I am Malcolm X," expressing mutual struggle with Muhammad Ali and Spike Lee, and standing with raised and clenched fists next to Angela Davis. Partridge also documents public school teachers, federal program leaders, and politicians demanding that young immigrants account for the global persistence of anti-Semitism as part of the German state's commitment to antigenocidal education. He uses these stories to interrogate the relationships among European Enlightenment, Holocaust memory, and Black futures, showing how noncitizens work to reshape their everyday lives. In doing so, he demonstrates how Blackness is a concept that energizes, inspires, and makes possible participation beyond national belonging for immigrants, refugees, Black people, and other People of Color"
Political science · Computer Science · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |