Description
Bringing together some of the UK's leading scholars on race, this collection reframes anti-racist scholarship and activism for a new era by contributing a much-needed British angle to the US-led body of work on whiteness, anti-racist education, black queer studies and intersectionality.
About the Author
Remi Joseph-Salisbury is a senior lecturer at the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University. He is a founding member of the Critical Race and Ethnicities Network (CREN), and a Trustee for the Racial Justice Network. A committed activist, his writing has appeared in the Independent and the Voice. Azeezat Johnson is a lecturer in Human Geography at Queen Mary University of London. She completed her PhD at University of Sheffield on the clothing practices of Black Muslim women in Britain. Her research interests are focused on critical race studies, Black feminism, Muslim women and Islamophobia. Beth Kamunge is an African black-feminist and doctoral researcher in food politics, at the University of Sheffield's department of Geography.
Reviews
This book is timely and incisive not only given the historical juncture at which we find ourselves in, but in its articulation of how we can respond to explicit racial violence. * Sociological Review *
The Fire Now is an indispensable book of our times. It is urgent, it is written with love and it embodies the politics of inclusive community-building. It is is a significant contribution to British activism and scholarship and is a must-read for anyone who is affected by racism at universities and is moved to act against it. * Left of Brown *
This collection is incredibly important. The essays remind you that you are not alone in this fight against injustice and oppression. I left this book feeling hopeful and revived, and pray it will have the same impact for many others. * The Book Islamist *
An important book for the unpredictable and dangerous times in which we live. Now, more than ever, we need to understand the function of white supremacy and the anti-racist theories and practices to effectively combat it. * Akwugo Emejulu, Warwick University *
These eloquent essays offer an inspiring landscape of resistance to white supremacy and racist violence in the age of Trump and Brexit. It belongs on the bookshelves of everyone who refuses to be silent in the face of profound injustice. * Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Syracuse University *
Mobilizes the global resources of anti-racist activism and scholarship, bringing light and heat to a world desperately in need of both. The writing it contains is brilliant, timely and essential. * Fred Moten, New York University *
This powerful collection captures the voices of a new generation of revolutionary writers and activists who declare "no more!" to racial injustice. The Fire Now will burn in your thoughts for as long as racism and white privilege prevail. * Heidi Safia Mirza, UCL Institute of Education (Emeritus) *
A handbook for those who wish to undertake anti-racist work in resurgently racist times. By curating a timely and diverse set of critical interventions, the editors have provided an indispensable book with which to confront our current political climate. * Robbie Shilliam, Johns Hopkins University *
A clarion call and a collaborative love letter, The Fire Now is a ferocious and diligent reckoning with newly energised forces of racism and white supremacy. * Yasmin Gunaratnam, Goldsmiths University of London *
Book Information
ISBN 9781786993793
Author Azeezat Johnson
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Zed Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 434g