Meningsfuld modstand imod en strukturerende racisme - en analyse af racismens måde at fungere på med udgangspunkt i ubehag, subversive gørelser og modstandspraksisser
(2010) GNVK01 20092Department of Gender Studies
- Abstract
- The aim of this project is to contribute with knowledge about racism, by examining how racism functions as a structuring system that involves everyone and not just the primary subjects of racism such as the immigrants, the dark skinned or the subjects of integration.
We are inspired by the theory on power by Michel Foucault, by poststructural theory on racism and whiteness from the field of antiracist studies, and by theory of emotions by Judith Butler and Sarah Ahmed.
The empirical data are based on two workshops with antiracist activist in Copenhagen. The workshop discussions worked as a process of collective knowledge, through reflections on experiences with racism and antiracist resistance. We understand experience in... (More) - The aim of this project is to contribute with knowledge about racism, by examining how racism functions as a structuring system that involves everyone and not just the primary subjects of racism such as the immigrants, the dark skinned or the subjects of integration.
We are inspired by the theory on power by Michel Foucault, by poststructural theory on racism and whiteness from the field of antiracist studies, and by theory of emotions by Judith Butler and Sarah Ahmed.
The empirical data are based on two workshops with antiracist activist in Copenhagen. The workshop discussions worked as a process of collective knowledge, through reflections on experiences with racism and antiracist resistance. We understand experience in poststructuralist terms, inspired by Joan W. Scoot and Donna Haraway. This approach, allows us to have agency as a central reference in our project.
Racism works by producing subject positions corresponding with the logic of racism, and by dividing and privileging subjects and govern their relations. It can function without racists and it works in the body and mind of the subject. (Less)
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- author
- Rehder, Anne LU and Willumsen, Katrine LU
- supervisor
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- Sara Eldén LU
- organization
- course
- GNVK01 20092
- year
- 2010
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- vithet, maktrelationer, rasism, workshopbased empirical data, Foucault, whiteness, racism, power relations, workshopbaserad empiri
- language
- Danish
- id
- 1527127
- date added to LUP
- 2010-02-03 14:46:15
- date last changed
- 2010-02-03 14:46:15
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abstract = {{The aim of this project is to contribute with knowledge about racism, by examining how racism functions as a structuring system that involves everyone and not just the primary subjects of racism such as the immigrants, the dark skinned or the subjects of integration.
We are inspired by the theory on power by Michel Foucault, by poststructural theory on racism and whiteness from the field of antiracist studies, and by theory of emotions by Judith Butler and Sarah Ahmed.
The empirical data are based on two workshops with antiracist activist in Copenhagen. The workshop discussions worked as a process of collective knowledge, through reflections on experiences with racism and antiracist resistance. We understand experience in poststructuralist terms, inspired by Joan W. Scoot and Donna Haraway. This approach, allows us to have agency as a central reference in our project.
Racism works by producing subject positions corresponding with the logic of racism, and by dividing and privileging subjects and govern their relations. It can function without racists and it works in the body and mind of the subject.}},
author = {{Rehder, Anne and Willumsen, Katrine}},
language = {{dan}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Meningsfuld modstand imod en strukturerende racisme - en analyse af racismens måde at fungere på med udgangspunkt i ubehag, subversive gørelser og modstandspraksisser}},
year = {{2010}},
}