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- ISBN 9780810148758
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Aug 2025
- Publisher: Northwestern University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
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Reflecting on contemporary epistemologies of European Blackness
Long absent from research in the humanities and social sciences, Black people in continental Europe have become the focus of a growing body of literature in the past two decades that addresses their unique history and social positioning. Black Studies in Europe: An Anthology of Soil and Seeds brings together essays and case studies by a collective of scholars, writers, and activists to offer a critical overview of the emerging field of Black European studies and a vital reflection on contemporary epistemologies of European Blackness. This collection addresses key questions: What is Blackness from a European standpoint? Which epistemologies and theoretical tools have been used to offer a better understanding of Black experiences in Europe? How is this knowledge being produced and by whom? Can we define a common European conceptual framework for Black studies? Related to this work is an even more urgent enterprise: forging an epistemological distinction between the study of Black people and “Black studies” as an emancipatory project.
Long absent from research in the humanities and social sciences, Black people in continental Europe have become the focus of a growing body of literature in the past two decades that addresses their unique history and social positioning. Black Studies in Europe: An Anthology of Soil and Seeds brings together essays and case studies by a collective of scholars, writers, and activists to offer a critical overview of the emerging field of Black European studies and a vital reflection on contemporary epistemologies of European Blackness. This collection addresses key questions: What is Blackness from a European standpoint? Which epistemologies and theoretical tools have been used to offer a better understanding of Black experiences in Europe? How is this knowledge being produced and by whom? Can we define a common European conceptual framework for Black studies? Related to this work is an even more urgent enterprise: forging an epistemological distinction between the study of Black people and “Black studies” as an emancipatory project.
Nicole Gregoire is a research affiliate with the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains at UniversitÉ Libre de Bruxelles.
Sarah Fila-Bakabadio is an associate professor in the FacultÉ des Études Internationales et Interculturelles at CY Cergy Paris UniversitÉ.
Jacinthe Mazzocchetti is a professor of political anthropology in the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Prospective at UniversitÉ Catholique de Louvain.
Sarah Fila-Bakabadio is an associate professor in the FacultÉ des Études Internationales et Interculturelles at CY Cergy Paris UniversitÉ.
Jacinthe Mazzocchetti is a professor of political anthropology in the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Prospective at UniversitÉ Catholique de Louvain.
