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A2 The Production of the Discriminated in Antiracist Movements
The project deals with the production of figures of racist discrimination in and through anti-racist movements in Germany. These social movements have an ever-increasing influence on public discourse and contribute to the fact that the topics of discrimination and racism are be-coming increasingly important, especially in the media and politics. Accordingly, activists and movements are active co-producers of knowledge about the migration society.
The development towards a super-diverse society can also be observed in antiracist move-ments, particularly through migration and hybridisation and the associated diversification in terms of ethnic, religious and generational affiliation, among other things. In addition, social situation and social mobility play a prominent role, as social movements are generally support-ed by people with a higher socio-economic status. With increasing participation, the demand for equality and the expectation of belonging increase. This leads not least to renegotiations of claims to interpretation and privileges, which can intensify social conflicts that are often re-ferred to as ›culture clashes‹. In addition, an internationalisation (especially through the US Black Lives Matter movement) and an increasing academisation of the discourse in Germany (also through migration research, critical race and postcolonial approaches) can be observed. These multi-layered dynamic developments are expressed in different currents and a pro-nounced polyphony, which is why we speak of antiracist movements (in the plural).
Against this background, the project explores the questions of how antiracist actors, especially those (potentially) affected by racism, (re)produce and (trans)form certain categories of racial discrimination, to what extent shifts are evident and what consequences this has for societal knowledge about racism and discrimination. It also examines how internal and external conflicts, contradictions and resistances are processed and negotiated within antiracist movements. To this end, (1) narrative-biographical interviews with well-known activists, (2) analyses of positions and dynamics within youth groups, collectives, and larger networks, (3) analyses of the specific performative character of the online activism of these individuals and groups, and (4) semi-structured interviews with involved outsiders (such as political antiracism representatives) will be conducted. The qualitative data will be analyzed using the documentary method.
