Call for Contributors: White Supremacy in the University
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our November issue: “White Supremacy in the University.” Submissions are due October 21st.
Category: Issues
Adjusted Syllabus: The Political Struggle over the Teaching Curriculum in the University of Delhi
On the recent fight to prevent Modi’s government from controlling the University of Delhi’s teaching curriculum, which is part of a larger effort by Hindu nationalists to maintain cultural and political hegemony in India.
Iola and Treemonisha: The Artistic Activism of Frances E.W. Harper and Scott Joplin
The poet/novelist Harper along with the composer/librettist Scott Joplin embodied a form of activism that was expressed through the arts, rather than more-overt forms of political rhetoric.
Toward An Antiracist Archeology
What does an antiracist archaeology look like and how can it be accomplished in a profession that remains predominantly white and continues to privilege whiteness?
Fermenting Revolution: Anti-Racism and Broader Social Struggles
This essay unpacks the mid-century theories expounded by Raya Dunayevskaya and her comrade C.L.R. James that anti-racist organizing provided a ferment for broader struggles for social justice.
Strike For Trump’s Resignation
For my family, friends, and neighbors, survival means standing up and saying that the rich and powerful cannot steal our democracy.
Clapperclawing White America: Black Protesters, the Kerner Commission, and Striving for an Antiracist Democracy
The anti-racist protests of the Kerner Commission reveal that if structural racism can be overcome in U.S. democracy, the moral weight of white supremacy must be eradicated otherwise democratic protest will forever be read as a threat.
Anti-Racist Curatorial Work
Elena Gonzales: Anti-racist curatorial work is of particular urgency now.
An Antiracist Approach to Researching and Writing History
Hawks traces one example from her own research on the Freedom Train to highlight an antiracist approach to researching and writing history.
Book Review: How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi’s much-anticipated second book, How to Be An Antiracist, hit shelves across the world last month.
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