A ›Crisis of Whiteness‹ in the ›Heart of Darkness‹ Racism and the Congo Reform Movement

Author/Creator:

Lösing, Felix

Publication/Creation:

Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Full Title:

A ›Crisis of Whiteness‹ in the ›Heart of Darkness‹ Racism and the Congo Reform Movement Felix Lösing

Series Titles:

Kulturen der Gesellschaft 45
Kulturen der Gesellschaft

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 1. Introduction: Conrad's ghosts 7 2. Colonisation and 'reform' of the Congo 47 3. Congo reform and the crisis of racist representation 125 4. Congo reform and the crisis of racist politics 197 5. Congo reform and the crisis of racist societalisation 269 6. Conclusion 339 Acknowledgements 357 References 359

Summary:

The British and American Congo Reform Movement (ca. 1890-1913) has been praised extensively for its ›heroic‹ confrontation of colonial atrocities in the Congo Free State. Its commitment to white supremacy and colonial domination, however, continues to be overlooked, denied, or trivialised. This historical-sociological study argues that racism was the ideological cornerstone and formed the main agenda of this first major human rights campaign of the 20th century. Through a thorough analysis of contemporary sources, Felix Lösing unmasks the colonial and racist formation of the modern human rights discourse and investigates the ›historical work‹ of racism at a crossroads between imperial power and ›white crisis‹.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Restrictions on Access:

Open access

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Biographical/Historical Note:

Felix Lösing (Dr. phil.), born 1983, teaches at the Leuphana University Lüneburg. The sociologist studied at the Hamburg University for Economics and Political Science, the University of Hamburg and the University of Essex, Colchester. He did his doctorate at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on history and theory of racism and colonialism.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937433488102486

ISBN:

3-8394-5498-0

OCLC Number:

1233040446

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.14361/9783839454985