“…historians and professional scholars have been, for the most part, unwilling to research the movement on its own terms, preferring instead to characterize Black Power as the ‘evil twin’ that wrecked civil rights. (Joseph 2001, 2)…”
Section: Geography Biography and Malcolm Xmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In his review essay on the Black Power Movement and the need for a greater understanding of Black radicalism, Joseph (2001, 10–13) identifies a number of lacuna in which, I suggest, geographers may contribute: the impact of international/geopolitical events on the political thought of Black radicals; the activists, journalists and intellectuals who lived and travelled in exile overseas – including Bobby Seale, Robert F. Williams, W. E. B. DuBois; the intellectual production of Black think tanks (e.g. the Institute for the Black World) and their understanding of nationalism, class struggle and imperialism; the geopolitical thought of international scholar‐activists such as C. L. R. James and Walter Rodney; the influence of Black radicals on urban uprisings, community control movements, educational reforms, and welfare and housing rights.…”
Section: Geography Black Radical Thought: Beginningsmentioning
Geographers have, in recent years, attempted to develop an anti‐racist research and teaching agenda. Critical to this endeavour has been an engagement directly with the theories and philosophies of key activists and scholars, such as W. E. B. DuBois and Richard Wright. Contributing to this effort, I provide a study of Malcolm X. As an activist and outspoken member of the African American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, Malcolm X re‐articulated Black radical thought in significant ways. In particular, Malcolm X placed a territorial dimension at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement and in so doing re‐conceptualized the theoretical and practical linkages between the African American movement and other ‘Third World’ movements. The immediate purpose of this paper therefore is to delineate the territorial dimensions of the revolutionary thought of Malcolm X. Heuristically, this paper is situated within four broad areas of inquiry: revolutions and social movements; the thinking of space; anti‐racist geographies; and the imbrication of gender and revolutionary thought. More broadly, however, this paper reiterates the call for a more sustained engagement by geographers on the theories and philosophies of Black radical intellectuals.
“…historians and professional scholars have been, for the most part, unwilling to research the movement on its own terms, preferring instead to characterize Black Power as the ‘evil twin’ that wrecked civil rights. (Joseph 2001, 2)…”
Section: Geography Biography and Malcolm Xmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In his review essay on the Black Power Movement and the need for a greater understanding of Black radicalism, Joseph (2001, 10–13) identifies a number of lacuna in which, I suggest, geographers may contribute: the impact of international/geopolitical events on the political thought of Black radicals; the activists, journalists and intellectuals who lived and travelled in exile overseas – including Bobby Seale, Robert F. Williams, W. E. B. DuBois; the intellectual production of Black think tanks (e.g. the Institute for the Black World) and their understanding of nationalism, class struggle and imperialism; the geopolitical thought of international scholar‐activists such as C. L. R. James and Walter Rodney; the influence of Black radicals on urban uprisings, community control movements, educational reforms, and welfare and housing rights.…”
Section: Geography Black Radical Thought: Beginningsmentioning
Geographers have, in recent years, attempted to develop an anti‐racist research and teaching agenda. Critical to this endeavour has been an engagement directly with the theories and philosophies of key activists and scholars, such as W. E. B. DuBois and Richard Wright. Contributing to this effort, I provide a study of Malcolm X. As an activist and outspoken member of the African American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, Malcolm X re‐articulated Black radical thought in significant ways. In particular, Malcolm X placed a territorial dimension at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement and in so doing re‐conceptualized the theoretical and practical linkages between the African American movement and other ‘Third World’ movements. The immediate purpose of this paper therefore is to delineate the territorial dimensions of the revolutionary thought of Malcolm X. Heuristically, this paper is situated within four broad areas of inquiry: revolutions and social movements; the thinking of space; anti‐racist geographies; and the imbrication of gender and revolutionary thought. More broadly, however, this paper reiterates the call for a more sustained engagement by geographers on the theories and philosophies of Black radical intellectuals.
“…The Black Power movement in the USA was somewhat of a counter-culture to the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1964, Bell, 2014 that was closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr., but was an essential part of setting the political agenda in addressing racial divides in the USA (Joseph, 2009). The beginnings of Black Power saw immense criticism, and Joseph (2001) notes that the Black Power's advocacy, political agendas and activism have been shadowed by the notion that the Black Power movement ruined the progress of the Civil Rights Movement. The Black Power movement was said to have 'tarnished' the Civil Rights Movement, and was coined as the "evil twin" (Joseph, 2001).…”
Section: The Politics Of Black Power In Aotearoamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The beginnings of Black Power saw immense criticism, and Joseph (2001) notes that the Black Power's advocacy, political agendas and activism have been shadowed by the notion that the Black Power movement ruined the progress of the Civil Rights Movement. The Black Power movement was said to have 'tarnished' the Civil Rights Movement, and was coined as the "evil twin" (Joseph, 2001). Bell (2014) notes that literature on social movements has been prone to "lumping together Black Power activists as a ragtag group of illiterate, uneducated, and unorganized thugs" (p. 26), which demonstrates the established prejudice against this movement.…”
Section: The Politics Of Black Power In Aotearoamentioning
<p>The war on gangs in Aotearoa New Zealand seems to be a never-ending battle. Sensationalist rhetoric in the media and anti-gang political discourse fosters a range of negative stereotypes about gangs and those within them, presenting them as fundamentally criminal organisations. This thesis challenges the dominant narrative on gangs by instead exploring their evolving social movement potential. Drawing on participatory action research and collaborative partnerships established within the Black Power rōpū – one of the most well-known ‘gangs’ in the country – it shows members taking up important roles as agents of social change. The research found members reinterpreting in a localised context the anti-racist symbolism of the global Black Power movement, along with adopting practices and techniques more commonly associated with social movements. Through the kōrero of members themselves, this research shows how the rōpū are actively redefining the very meaning of the terms ‘gang’ and ‘gangster’. The research not only challenges prevailing public stereotypes within Aotearoa New Zealand, but contributes to the wider field of gang research by developing a collaborative methodology that works with not on the community that is ‘the gang’ and by demonstrating the roles these collectives play in grassroots projects of social transformation.</p>
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