Book chapter
#BlackLivesMatter and the African diaspora in Australia
The Routledge International Handbook of Child and Adolescent Grief in Contemporary Contexts, pp.295-308
Routledge, First edition
2023
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Abstract
This chapter focusses on the Black Lives Matter movement, with a particular emphasis on its impact on the African diaspora in Australia. It outlines a novel and significant programme of research showing how young Black Africans and youth of African descent in Australia use #BlackLivesMatter in digital spaces. Via a series of studies, the numerous ways the youth used digital spaces to cultivate belonging, connection, and resistance are articulated. Concepts such as racial grief and racial dignity are outlined, and how these align with concepts of Blackness and Africanness within a white majority context like Australia is explored. Additionally, some of the challenges and successes experienced by researcher-activists in this space are summarized, as is the importance of allyship, partnership, and collaboration.
Details
- Title
- #BlackLivesMatter and the African diaspora in Australia
- Creators
- Claire MoranKathomi GatwiriLauren J. Breen
- Contributors
- Carrie Traher (Editor)Lauren J. Breen (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The Routledge International Handbook of Child and Adolescent Grief in Contemporary Contexts, pp.295-308
- Publisher
- Routledge; New York
- Edition
- First edition
- Identifiers
- 991013149996502368
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Children and Young People; Social Work; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter