Black Radicalism in the United States

Black Radicalism in the United States

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Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob, City University of New York (QCC): in cooperation: Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at NYU; Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung—New York Office
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Tamiment Library, NYU, 70 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012
Ort
New York
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United States
Vom - Bis
14.04.2018 - 15.04.2018
Deadline
10.01.2018
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Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob

Black radicalism in the United States had many faces and followed many directions, yet always dealt with the important question of how the plight of African Americans in the US – the (former) slaves – could be changed for the better. Many of the ideas related to the question might have been utopian, but even more of them were radical, covering the broad meaning of the word. Dealing with black radicalism in the United States therefore does not only mean political radicalism or the question related to the nation, it also demands an analysis of religious or cultural forms of radical thoughts.

The aim of a planned two-day conference in New York City is to bring together scholars and activists alike, who deal with the history and the actual legacy of black radicalism in the United States. What have been the dreams, but also the fears of these radical movements, its African American supporters, but also its African American antagonists? What, to be more precise, were the hopes and dreams of black radicalism in the United States, and who were the supposedly or actually existing enemies of these dreams? Which means were perceived as legitimate to achieve the utopia black radicalism was possibly leading to?

These questions should be discussed in more detail and we therefore ask scholars from all historical fields and neighboring disciplines as well as currently active activists in African American movements to send in short proposals for lectures that deal with, but are not limited to, one of the following fields of interest:

- African American Communism, Socialism, or Unionism
- African American Workers’ Issues
- African American Diaspora and Religious Radicalism
- The Black Power Movement
- African American FBI Informants
- Black Feminism
- Radical Harlem
- Relationships between African Americans, Afro-Europeans, and Afro-Caribbeans

Interested scholars or activists should send a short proposal (max. 300 words) and their short CV (max. 2 pages) to FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu, tj29@nyu.edu, and kazembe.balagun@rosalux.org until January 10, 2018. Contributors will be informed about the acceptance of their papers by the end of January, 2018.

In case of further questions related to the event, please do not hesitate to contact the organizers.

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Kontakt

Frank Jacob

History Department, CUNY-QCC
22205 56th Ave, Bayside, 11364 New York, USA

FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu


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