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Arun Kundnani and Kojo Koram discuss why antiracism has to be about dismantling structures power. Liberal antiracism has proven powerless against structural oppression. Fighting racism means striking at its capitalist roots.
Arun Kundnani writes about racial capitalism and Islamophobia, surveillance and political violence, and Black radical movements. He is the author of What Is Antiracism? And Why It Means Anticapitalism versobooks.com/products/2670-what-is-antiracism?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=verso_video
Kojo Koram is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck School of Law. In 2022 he published his debut book Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire, which was nominated for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing.
Intro 0:00:00
Corporate diversity 00:00:52
Neoliberalism and colonialism 00:04:10
The Role of Personal experience 00:06:46
Racial capitalism and surplus populations 00:10:48
Marxism and Anti-Colonialism 00:18:05
CRT, Unconscious Bias Training and the conservative backlash 00:20:52
US vs UK perspectives 00:26:00
Arun Kundnani and Kojo Koram discuss why antiracism has to be about dismantling structures power. Liberal antiracism has proven powerless against structural oppression. Fighting racism means striking at its capitalist roots.
Arun Kundnani writes about racial capitalism and Islamophobia, surveillance and political violence, and Black radical movements. He is the author of What Is Antiracism? And Why It Means Anticapitalism versobooks.com/products/2670-what-is-antiracism?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=verso_video
Kojo Koram is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck School of Law. In 2022 he published his debut book Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire, which was nominated for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing.
Intro 0:00:00
Corporate diversity 00:00:52
Neoliberalism and colonialism 00:04:10
The Role of Personal experience 00:06:46
Racial capitalism and surplus populations 00:10:48
Marxism and Anti-Colonialism 00:18:05
CRT, Unconscious Bias Training and the conservative backlash 00:20:52
US vs UK perspectives 00:26:00
