Racism and Anti-Semitism: global, national and local perspectives
Research seminar 2020-2021
The seminar of the International Platform on Racism and Antisemitism intends to approach racism and anti-Semitism as a global, national and local phenomena, resulting from numerous metamorphoses and historical evolutions. The old forms of racism have not disappeared, but they are now in institutional and systemic mode, and in so-called "cultural" or "differentialist" form. Hatred and rejection of the other are now to be found on social networks (conspiracy theories, often anti-Semitic) and in algorithms. At a time of increase in identity-based movements and competition amongst victims, racist and anti-Semitic prejudice is even developing in some minorities or in groups defending minorities.
This seminar will deal with racism and anti-Semitism in a way that allows for comparison, welcoming approaches from various disciplines of the humanities (sociology, history, biology, political science, anthropology, etc.). It will consider concrete experiences, field research, without neglecting theoretical and epistemological questions.
Directors: Philippe Portier et Michel Wieviorka
Scientific coordination: Régis Meyran
Seminar sessions will held online, register for each session on the session page
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, November 18 Pauvre petit Blanc
Sylvie Laurent (Harvard, Stanford and Sciences Po)
Wednesday, December 9 La pensée blanche
Lilian Thuram
