Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Histories of Black internationalism have multiplied over the last 20 years. Tracing the global vision that has always informed Black activism, this research stresses the need to think about anti-racist and anti-colonial politics beyond the boundaries of the nation state. Significantly, recent work by scholars such as Keisha Blain, Carole Boyce Davies, and Imaobong Umoren emphasises the vital cross-border contributions that Black women have made to decolonial politics. While this work has transformed the field and helped decentre male leaders in histories of Black internationalism, there is still much to be done to account for the broad, multifaceted ways African women forged transnational networks dedicated to Black liberation. Building on and responding to this scholarship, this article considers the Black international activism of South African women. Focusing on the embodied and deeply felt nature of Black internationalism articulated by these women, the article makes clear how a focus on gender forces us to expand how we think about global anti-apartheid politics in ways that has important implications for anti-racist and decolonial politics today.
Source: South African Historical Journal
Author: Nicholas Grant
Institution: University of East Anglia
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: University of East Anglia
OpenAlex ID: W4414217959
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