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Afro-Dalits of the Earth, Unite!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Vijay Prashad
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Abstract:

A group of African American and Dalit scholars are at work on a project on the similarities in the histories and lives of African and Dalit peoples. Scholars such as Ivan van Sertima, Runoko Rashidi, V. T. Rajshekar, and others form this submerged network of Afro-Dalit literature. The Afro-Dalit project seeks to posit a common origin for Africans and Dalits as a means to call for political solidarity in the present. “Afro-Dalits of the Earth, Unite!” explores the framework of Afro-Dalit scholarship, critiques it, and then offers an alternative approach to the interconnections in African and Indian life. Rather than endorsing epidermal determinism, this article calls for a polycultural approach to the cosmopolitanism of our lives.

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Un groupe de chercheurs africains américains et dalits travaillent actuellement sur un projet portant sur les similarités dans l'histoire et la vie des peuples africains et dalits. Des chercheurs tels que Ivan van Sertima, Runoko Rashidi, V. T. Rajshekar et d'autres forment ce réseau occulte de littérature afro-dalite. Le Projet afro-dalit cherche à avancer une origine commune pour les africains et les dalits dans le but d'appeler à la solidarité politique dans le présent. ‘Afro-Dalits of the Earth, Unite!’ (‘Afro-dalits de la terre, unissez-vous!’) examine la structure du savoir universitaire afro-dalit, en fait une critique puis offre une approche alternative aux interconnections présentes dans la vie africaine et indienne. Plutôt qu'à un déterminisme épidermique, cet article appelle à une approche polyculturelle du caractère cosmopolite de notre vie.

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Special Issue on the Diaspora
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African Studies Review , Volume 43 , Issue 1: Africa's Diaspora: A Special Issue , April 2000 , pp. 189 - 201
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2000

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