![]() ![]() ![]() 6), the book also complicates and expands our understanding of the (West) German public sphere, embedding it simultaneously in a domestic and international context. It is groundbreaking not only in providing a highly accessible and well-evidenced account of community building and anti-racist action within the German context but also because it underscores the interconnectedness of activist intellectual networks on both sides of the Atlantic.Ĭentered on the lives, works, and initiatives of what Florvil terms "quotidian intellectuals" (p. It is the first book to address the growth of the Initiative of Black Germans (Initiative Schwarze Deutsche, ISD) and Afro-German Women (Afrodeutsche Frauen, ADEFRA), founded in 19, respectively. Florvil's book Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement stands at the intersection of questions regarding Black German activism, citizenship, anti-racism, and feminism in the post-1970 era. Reviewed by Catriona Corke (University of Cambridge)Ĭommissioned by Matthew Unangst (SUNY Oneonta) Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2020. Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement. ![]()
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