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@article{ Lentin2008,
title = {After anti-racism?},
author = {Lentin, Alana},
journal = {European Journal of Cultural Studies},
number = {3},
pages = {311-331},
volume = {11},
year = {2008},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549408091846},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227556},
abstract = {Anti-racism as a political discourse and a form of collective social action has long been ignored as a serious field of research. In contrast, I envision the study of anti-racism as a vital lens on both 'race' and racism. First, the heterogeneity of anti-racism is demonstrated, spanning both pro- and anti-state-based analyses of the origins of racism. Second, a parallel discourse of 'anti-anti-racism' within the radical Left reveals the reluctance of many on the Left to identify the anti-racist project with anything other than its officialized, state-endorsed version. This raises important questions about the possibility for autonomy from paternalist control in the construction of radical anti-racisms. The article examines the relationship to anti-racism within these three shifts from anti-racism, to anti-anti-racism, to post-anti-racism. It asks what conclusions can be drawn about the status of anti-racism today: has it indeed exceeded its political utility, or is it a political project that is, in fact, yet to be born?},
}