Imperfect Allies

November 22, 2020

Performative Allyship

<p>Join five uOttawa Conflict Studies and Human Rights students as they tackle performative allyship!</p> <p>Hosts (in order of appearance): Shanna Johnson, Clara Le, Corinne Hinds, Joyce Tshiyoyo, and Janine Lameiras.</p> <p>---------------------------------------</p> <p>Introduction (00:00 – 00:25)</p> <p>The social construction of racism (00:26 – 1:15)</p> <p>What is allyship? (01:16 – 04:00)</p> <p>Performativity &amp; the problems it presents (04:00 – 08:30)</p> <p>Letting BIPOC lead to avoid white supremacy in allyship spaces (08:31 – 11:50)</p> <p>Critique of allyship: Beyond allyship &amp; towards ‘accomplice’ (11:51 – 15:43)</p> <p>Conclusion (15:44 – 17:09)</p> <p>---------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p>Becker, J. (2017) Active Allyship. Public Services Quarterly 13, 27–31.</p> <p>Clark, M. (2019). White folks’ work: digital allyship praxis in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Social movement studies, 18(5), 519-534.</p> <p>Crenshaw, K. (2015) Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum 1989, 1-31.</p> <p>Edwards, S. (2020). Building Solidarity with Religious Minorities: A Reflective Practice for Aspiring Allies, Accomplices, and Coconspirators. Religion &amp; Education, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2020.1815933.</p> <p>Gabler, R. (2020) Systemic Barriers and Allyship in Library Publishing: A Case Study Reminder That No One Is Safe from Racism. College &amp; research libraries news 81, 141.</p> <p>Indigenous Action. (2019). Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex. Indigenous Action. https://www.indigenousaction.org/accomplices-not-allies-abolishing-the-ally-industrial-complex/.</p> <p>Kalina, P. (2020). Performative Allyship. Technium Social Sciences Journal 11, 478–481. https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v11i1.1518.</p> <p>Kelly, D., Faucher, L., &amp; Machery, E. (2010). Getting Rid of Racism: Assessing Three Proposals in Light of Psychological Evidence. Journal of Social Philosophy, 41(3), 293-322. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01495.x.</p> <p>Leonard, G., &amp; Misumi, L. (2016). W.A.I.T. (Why Am I Talking?): A Dialogue on Solidarity, Allyship, and Supporting the Struggle for Racial Justice Without Reproducing White Supremacy.Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, 61-74. https://search-proquest-com.proxy.bib.uottawa.ca/docview/1798773656?accountid=14701.</p> <p>Radke, H., Kutlaca, M., Siem, B., Wright, S. &amp; Becker, J. (2020). Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 24(4), 291-315.</p> <p>Sumerau, J., Forbes, T., Grollman, E., &amp; Mathers, L. (2020). Constructing Allyship and the Persistence of Inequality. Social problems, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spaa003.</p>