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SUMMARY:The Option of Non-Violence (part of Subaltern &amp\; Decolonial Ci
 tizenships series) - Dr Humeira Iqtidar
DTSTART:20210211T170000Z
DTEND:20210211T190000Z
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DESCRIPTION: The African American experience has long been an important po
 int of reference for debates about exclusions within democratic polities i
 n the global south. However\, the very dominance of the American experienc
 e in defining racism and modes of resistance to it requires some careful t
 hought\, particularly in the current context. I am interested in exploring
  what norms and modes of organizing allow a space for resistance outside t
 he cycle of binary racialization that continues to define the American exp
 erience. I explore these through a focus on a movement and the ideas it ma
 de available: the _Khudai Khidmatgar_ or _ Volunteers For God_ movement le
 d by Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) had a profound impact on the politics 
 of decolonization as well as imagination of freedom (_azadi_) in colonial 
 India and postcolonial Pakistan. Bringing Khudi Khidmatgar ideas and pract
 ices of non-violence in conversation with those of the critical race theor
 ists I show how they can extend they complement and extend our understandi
 ng of racialized citizenship.
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
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