Stadt und Rassismus

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The year 2020 will go down in history as the beginning of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Will it also be remembered for the racist violence that took place at the same time in the United States, the Federal Republic of Germany and many other countries?

In the spring and summer of 2020, protests by the Black Lives Matter movement initially gained momentum in the United States and soon spread worldwide, reaching a scale not seen since the days of the African American civil rights movement. In Germany, right-wing terrorism claimed nine lives in Hanau in February 2020 – all of the victims had a migration background.

This book aims to characterize and analyze the connections between the structures of the city and those of racism. How does racism manifest itself in urban everyday life, in the education system, in public spaces, when looking for housing or in interactions with institutions such as the police? And how can it be challenged? After all, the city is not only the setting for racist incidents, but also a space for anti-racist struggle.