Theorizing Anti-Racism : Linkages in Marxism and Critical Race Theories

Over the last few decades, critical theory which examines issues of race and racism has flourished. However, most of this work falls on one side or the other of a theoretical divide between theory inspired by Marxist approaches to race and racism and that inspired by postcolonial and critical race theory. Driven by the need to move beyond the divide, the contributors to Theorizing Anti-Racism present insightful essays that engage these two intellectual traditions with a focus on clarification and points of convergence. The essays in Theorizing Anti-Racism examine topics which range from reconsiderations of anti-racism in the work of Marx and Foucault to examinations of the relationships among race, class, and the state that integrate both Marxist and critical race theory. Drawing on the most constructive elements of Marxism and postcolonial and critical race theory, this collection constitutes an important contribution to the advancement of anti-racist theory. Introduction -- Introducing the questions, reframing the dialogue / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- Part I: Rethinking Foucault -- Introduction to part I: Foucault and anti-racism / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- Revisiting genealogies : theorizing anti-racism beyond the impasse / Enakshi Dua -- Introduction to chapter 3 / Abigail B. Bakan abd Enakshi Dua -- Foucault in Tunisia / Robert J.C. Young -- Not quite a case of the disappearing Marx: tracing the place of material relations in postcolonial theory / Enakshi Dua -- Part 2: Revisiting Marx -- Introduction to part II: Marx and anti-racism / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- Marxism and anti-racism: rethinking the politics of difference / Abigail B. Bakan -- Introduction to chapter 6 / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- Part III: Legacies and relationships -- Marxism and anti-racism in theory and practice: reflections and interpretations / Himani Bannerji -- gPart III: Legacies and relationships -- Introduction to part III: legacies of, and relationships among, key anti-racist thinkers / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- C.L.R. James and W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Jacobins and Black Reconstruction, writing heresy and revisionist histories / Anthony Bogues -- Colonizing, colonized: Sartre and Fanon / Audrey Kobayashi and Mark Boyle -- Intellectuals, oppression, and anti-racist movements in South Africa / Eunice N. Sahle -- Part IV: Interventions in race, class, and state -- Introduction to part IV: new interventions in intersections of race, class, and state / Abigail B. Bakan and Enakshi Dua -- Race, class, and colonialism: reconsidering the "Jewish Question" / Abigail B. Bakan -- Race, sovereignty, and empire: theorizing the camp, theorizing postmodernity / Sunera Thobani -- Rethinking whiteness: "culturalism," and the Bourgeoisie in the age of neoliberalism / Sedef Arat-Koç̧ -- Race and management of labour in United States history / Elizabeth Esch and David Roediger. Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 16 1 Introducing the Questions, Reframing the Dialogue 18 Part I: Rethinking Foucault 28 Introduction to Part I: Foucault and Anti-Racism 30 2 Revisiting Genealogies: Theorizing Anti-Racism beyond the Impasse 32 Introduction to Chapter 3 52 3 Foucault in Tunisia 54 4 Not Quite a Case of the Disappearing Marx: Tracing the Place of Material Relations in Postcolonial Theory 76 Part II: Revisiting Marx 106 Introduction to Part II: Marx and Anti-Racism 108 5 Marxism and Anti-Racism: Rethinking the Politics of Difference 110 Introduction to Chapter 6 136 6 Marxism and Anti-Racism in Theory and Practice: Reflections and Interpretations 140 Part III: Legacies and Relationships 156 Introduction to Part III: Legacies of, and Relationships among, Key Anti-Racist Thinkers 158 7 C.L.R. James and W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Jacobins and Black Reconstruction, Writing Heresy and Revisionist Histories 161 8 Colonizing, Colonized: Sartre and Fanon 197 9 Intellectuals, Oppression, and Anti-Racist Movements in South Africa 218 Part IV: Interventions in Race, Class, and State 260 Introduction to Part IV: New Interventions in Intersections of Race, Class, and State 262 10 Race, Class, and Colonialism: Reconsidering the “Jewish Question” 265 11 Race, Sovereignty, and Empire: Theorizing the Camp, Theorizing Postmodernity 293 12 Rethinking Whiteness, “Culturalism,” and the Bourgeoisie in the Age of Neoliberalism 324 13 Race and the Management of Labour in United States History 353 Afterword 390 Contributors 396 Index 402 The Essays In Theorizing Anti-racism Examine Topics Which Range From Reconsiderations Of Anti-racism In The Work Of Marx And Foucault To Examinations Of The Relationships Among Race, Class, And The State That Integrate Both Marxist And Critical Race Theory.--from Publisher's Description. Rethinking Foucault -- Revisiting Marx -- Legacies And Relationships -- Interventions In Race, Class, And State. Edited By Abigail B. Bakan And Enakshi Dua. This Collection Is The Product Of A Continuing Conversation. The Text Was Preceded In September 2007 By A Scholarly Workshop Held In Toronto, Ontario, Organized With The Support Of The Social Sciences And Humanities Research Council Of Canada (sshrc), Queen's University, And York University.--introduction. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Theorizing Anti-racism Presents Insightful Essays That Engage Both Marxist Thought And Postcolonial And Critical Race Theory With A Focus On Clarification And Points Of Convergence.