It has now been half a century since the term 'institutional
racism' was first coined in Black Power (1967) by Charles Hamilton
and Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture). This conference will explore
how far we have progressed during the last half century in
elucidating the nature of, and effective countermeasures for,
institutional racism.
Institutional racism is a concept that retains much currency, if
not a resurgence, in the 21st century through ongoing controversies
in politics, policing, education and healthcare, among others. This
conference will explore how far we have progressed during the last
half century in elucidating the nature of, and effective
countermeasures for, institutional racism.
The questions this conference will consider include: what
critiques of the institutional racism as a concept have emerged
over this time? What do we know of its articulation with
colonisation and other intersecting forms of oppression across
various contexts? What have we learnt about the interplay between
individual agency and organisational structure in constituting
institutional racism? What success and failures have emerged in
efforts to combat racism within institutions?
1 November
to 3 November 2017
9am to
7.30pm
Deakin
Downtown Melbourne
More information and to register go to the website here