Identifying Anti-Blackness. By Brianna Simmons (San Diego City College, UCI CAB)
Session Objectives:
What is Antiblackness, is an interactive teaching module structured as collection of diagrams and discussion prompts. Drawing on case studies, scholars, artists, activists, and organizations investigating the architecture, nature, and mechanisms that position Black life to experience distinct and, seemingly, interminable conditions of violation, this module introduces a vocabulary of antiblackness as an analytic to locate and explain these phenomena within, outside, and among oneself. Together, this module provides an introduction of what antiblackness explains, how to locate it, and why it is important to change. Through this module, participants will learn the difference between racism and antiblackness thus sharpening their assessment of violence and interventions among interpersonal, (im)material, institutional, and intergenerational contexts.
Keywords structuring this outcome include:
Antagonism
Antiblackness
Blackness
Conflict
ethical assessment
violence
human
iatrogenic violence
investments
libidinal economy
moralistic assessment
structural antagonism
world
Preparation Time:
Facilitator Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 45 minutes
Recommended: create a notetaking template to record questions, comments, and reactions throughout discussion. Restate and review these as part of the conclusion to the module. At the beginning of this module, offer a content warning. An example is Content Warning: This assessment will broach sensitive topics that you may or may not have experienced, learned about, or witnessed. If you require support or space, please ask questions, take space, and voice as appropriate
Facilitator Pre-Reading:
Core Beliefs Assessment Questions and Answers
After completing and scoring your assessment, write a brief reflection about your experience, questions and realizations.
Diagrammed Explanations of Power, Position and Violence
Participant Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 35 minutes
Participant Pre-Reading and Materials: Complete Core Beliefs Assessment; Each person taking the assessment should take 5 minutes after scoring their responses to note any emergent questions and reactions to the test