The Relation between Race and the State: The Politics of Resistance of the Post-colonial African Diaspora in France

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Main Author:	Dieng, Omar, Dieng
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:	African Studies
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523960778805865

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu15239607788058652021-08-03T07:06:15Z The Relation between Race and the State: The Politics of Resistance of the Post-colonial African Diaspora in France Dieng, Omar, Dieng African Studies The black population in France is still not accepted as a racial identity because of the concern of preserving the myth of colorblindness. While they are not officially viewed as a racial identity, black people go through an overt racial discrimination because of the color of their skin. This racial discrimination is recurrent in the political spectrum, through the derogatory and divisive rhetoric of political leaders, as well as in public life, but it is often explained as a social rather than a racial problem. This racial discrimination is accompanied by a systematic silencing of black people, which makes it difficult for them to tackle the racial issue from a racial perspective. Any attempt at claiming one’s rights from a racial standpoint is thought to be incongruous with “values” of the French nation. The silencing of the discourse on race through the notion of colorblindness and the perpetration of racial practices make the life of people of African descent difficult as to how they should go about defending themselves within the French nation-state. In this respect, after giving a theoretical analysis of the Western states—based on my conception that they are founded from anti-black principles, I focus on people of African descent in France to see how they negotiate their space, how they grapple with their identity, and more importantly what strategies of resistance they adopt in reaction to racism and racial discrimination. In that sense, my main point is that the African-centered expression of belonging of people of African descent is a neo-discourse of modernity because it implies the reconciliation of Blackness and Frenchness. This helps me clarify that the African-centered expression of belonging implies that multiculturalism cannot only be achieved from an integrationist or anti-negritudist perspective, but through the assertion of blackness for visibility. 2018-08-27 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523960778805865 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523960778805865 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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The Relation between Race and the State: The Politics of Resistance of the Post-colonial African Diaspora in France

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