Citation

Jungkunz V. Contemporary Political Theory 2011; 10(1): 3-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011)

DOI

10.1057/cpt.2009.44

PMID

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Abstract

This article attempts a re-configuration of silence, suicidal identity deconstruction and the politics of anti-racism. I will explore the potential of dismantling whiteness by way of a silence that involves the refusal to claim whiteness, a whiteness that, in effect, denies humanity to others. Such silences are insubordinate, as they challenge the hegemony of a racialized polity, attempting to resist its privileges, as well as its destructive and restrictive consequences. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

racism; democracy; resistance; silence; silent yielding; whiteness