Universalism and Belonging in the Logic of Blackness

Authors

Manhar Bansal, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Atreyee Majumder, National Law School of India University, BengaluruFollow

type

Blog post

source publication

The NLS Blog

Abstract

Excerpt:

"What is the nature of the relationship between universal categories such as ‘Freedom’—shaped predominantly by the logic of Capital—and belonging in a world shaped by categories of ‘difference’ such as race, class, caste, gender, and so on? What makes these universal categories persist and spread despite the physical, political, and epistemic violence they regularly unleash on these different ways of belonging? Is it possible to (re)imagine a universalism which does not obfuscate or erase difference?"

Year

11-28-2023

Recommended Citation

Manhar Bansal and Atreyee Majumder, 'Universalism and Belonging in the Logic of Blackness' (The NLS Blog, 28 Nov 2023),