Between Camps

Nations, Cultures and the Allure of Race
or
Race, Identity and Nationalism at the End of the Colour Line
London: Penguin Press, 2000

Gilroy’s book challenges the divisions between colonial/post-colonial, anti-racist and studies of fascism and the Holocaust to articulate an analysis between the ‘bloodstained past of colonialism and Nazi genocide’. The book seeks to promote ‘visions of the future released from outmoded principles of differentiation’ beyond the colour line and between the camps.

Location: Chemistry West Lecture Theatre E (G.76 – formerly Environment)

The event is free but registration is necessary to receive texts and conference programme.Please register for this event by contacting conmem@leeds.ac.uk with Gilroy Day as the subject.

Paul Gilroy will speak about the project and significance of the book. There will be three seminars dedicated to discussion of specific chapters. These will be indicated once you have registered.

The event is organized by the AHRC Research Project Concentrationary Memories: The Politics of Representation directed by Profs Griselda Pollock (CentreCATH) and Max Silverman (Centre for French and Francophone Cultural Studies)