Racism and the Republic: Understanding the Uprisings in France
Venue
Online event (registration required).Description
The Police killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, joins a long established pattern of racialized police violence in France. The uprisings it sparked, too, are connected with continued mobilizations against state sanctioned racial discrimination, and cannot be understood apart from these encounters. Meanwhile, in speeches, newsrooms and social media posts, the language of ‘riots’ and ‘integration’ obscure these racialized social dynamics, in ways that portray the Republic as a victim of France’s hospitality. How has this come to pass and in what ways can be better understand current and unfolding developments? Join us for this specially convened panel of speakers who can help us to do just this.
Panel speakers:
- Jean Beaman (Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Editor of Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Ibrahim Bechrouri (Senior Digital Campaigner at Ekō, Adjunct Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY)
- Nadia Kiwan (Professor of French and Francophone Studies, School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, University of Aberdeen)
- Mame-Fatou Niang (Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies / Director-Founder Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic, Carnegie Mellon University)
Chaired by: Nasar Meer (Professor of Sociology and Co-Editor of Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, University of Edinburgh)
When: Wednesday, 12 July, 16.00-17.30 CET / 15.00-16.30 BST / 10-.00-11.30 EDT
To attend this event: This event will take place online. Please register in advance, and a link to join the event will be sent to all registered guests on the day of the event.
Key speakers
- Jean Beaman (Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Editor of Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Ibrahim Bechrouri (Senior Digital Campaigner at Ekō, Adjunct Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY)
- Nadia Kiwan (Professor of French and Francophone Studies, School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, University of Aberdeen)
- Mame-Fatou Niang (Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies / Director-Founder Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic, Carnegie Mellon University)
- Nasar Meer (Professor of Sociology and Co-Editor of Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, University of Edinburgh)
Partner institutions
- Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
- RACE.ED