The popularity of newer racisms : justifications, excuses and re-defined borders

Patel, TG

Abstract

This paper discusses some of the processes and consequences of newer racisms in contemporary society, based on Dr Tina Patel's paper. In arguing that we have recently witnessed a surge in the popularity of racism (under which I also include Islamophobia and xeno-phobia), the paper argues that racist ideology continues to thrive despite claims to a post-race state. Post-race racism, this paper argues, has drawn on simmering post-colonial fears, about the dangerous ‘black’ body, and harnessed more recent public anxieties around immigration and security, in order to justify and excuse racially defined practices. This is especially evident within those institutions charged with crime-prevention work.

Citation

Patel, T. (2018, April). The popularity of newer racisms : justifications, excuses and re-defined borders. Presented at All Souls Criminology Seminar Series, The Old Library - All Souls College, Oxford, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Speech
• Conference Name: All Souls Criminology Seminar Series
• Conference Location: The Old Library - All Souls College, Oxford, UK
• Start Date: Apr 26, 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 4, 2018
• Publisher URL: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/events/popularity-newer-racisms-justifications-excuses-and-re-defined-borders
• Additional Information: Event Type : Other