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The Problem with Liberal Antiracism | Arun Kundnani and Kojo Koram

Arun Kundnani discusses anti-racism and anti-capitalism with Kojo Karam.

13 December 2023

The Problem with Liberal Antiracism | Arun Kundnani and Kojo Koram

Arun Kundnani and Kojo Koram discuss why antiracism has to be about dismantling structures power. Liberal antiracism has proven powerless against structural oppression. Fighting racism means striking at its capitalist roots.

Arun Kundnani writes about racial capitalism and Islamophobia, surveillance and political violence, and Black radical movements. He is the author of What Is Antiracism? And Why It Means Anticapitalism.

Kojo Koram is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck School of Law. In 2022 he published his debut book Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire, which was nominated for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

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