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Dr. Julien Bobineau

University of Würzburg, Germany

Department of Modern Languages

Postdoc at the Chair of French and Italian Literature

GENDER Studies, March 25th, 2022

The global Black Lives Matter movement: 

A comparative look at postcolonial forms of BLM protest and activism in Germany and France

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Louis XIV. (1638-1715)

https://www.wissenschaft.de/geschichte-archaeologie/koloniales-deutsch-im-blick/

1. Introduction

German colonialism (19th century)

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Genocide in Namibia (1904-07)

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/voelkermord-an-den-herero-und-nama-deutschland-muss-sich-fuer-seine-verbrechen-entschuldigen/22968122.html

1. Introduction

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https://www.rbb-online.de/rbbkultur/radio/programm/schema/sendungen/der_tag/archiv/20210702_1600/kultur_aktuell_1710.html

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1. Introduction

Topics

  • police violence
  • racial profiling
  • racism
  • memory culture: politics of history, museums, collections

https://scontent-frt3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/105484922_4200329440007803_7250746918385092824_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_e15_fr_q65&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=da1649&_nc_ohc=Q_LZ0ULEjrYAX81pOjJ&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-1.xx&oh=00_AT_hkceWf5Yuc1gv3W2s1_wP9M_P85S3egUqrQh5gp5k6w&oe=6258DC82

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2. BLM in France

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2. BLM in France

https://newsrnd.com/tech/2020-12-01-adama-traor%C3%A9-case--one-of-the-expertises-clearing-the-gendarmes-canceled-for-procedural-flaw.HkB-yrNoP.html

Adama Traoré (1992-2016)

https://de.euronews.com/2020/06/05/wer-war-adama-traore

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2. BLM in France

https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/quatre-ans-apres-la-mort-d-adama-traore-des-milliers-de-manifestants-defilent_2131209.html

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https://www.culturalheritageonline.com/location-3919_Quai-Branly-Museum.php

https://www.amisquaibranly.fr/visite-de-la-reserve-des-instruments-de-musique-histoire-dune-reserve-unique-contraintes-et-objectifs-de-conservation/mqb-la-tour-musique-novembre-2006-2/

2. BLM in France

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Paris Tourist Office, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbTC-1pn77o

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Felwine Sarr

Bénédicte Savoy

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/restitution-benedicte-savoy-und-felwine-sarr-in-deutschland-16000940.html

2. BLM in France

https://www.elysee.fr/de/emmanuel-macron

Emmanuel Macron

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https://www.vorwaerts.de/artikel/racial-profiling-polizei-studie-waere-so-wichtig

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2. BLM in France

https://rmc.bfmtv.com/replay-emissions/les-grandes-gueules/replay-radio-statue-de-colbert-taguee-negrophobie-d-etat-legitime-ou-choquant-le-debat-des-grandes-gueules_AN-202006240230.html

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3. BLM in Germany

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3. BLM in Germany

https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/mit-blutroter-farbe-farb-attacke-auf-bismarck-denkmal-in-hamburg-36852864/

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898)

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3. BLM in Germany

Achille Mbembe

Felix Klein

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3. BLM in Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnB514iMIWE

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3. BLM in Germany

https://www.stern.de/panorama/stern-crime/oury-jalloh-wurde-vermutlich-in-seiner-polizeizelle-umgebracht-7701206.html

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/fall-oury-jalloh-neues-gutachten-alte-zweifel-100.html

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https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.humboldt-forum-kuppel-kommt-aufs-berliner-schloss.b547b32b-35fd-47d7-be77-2057091f5ee2.html

2. Afrikanische ‚Kulturobjekte‘

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https://www.no-humboldt21.de/nichtfest-fuer-das-berliner-schloss-humboldt-forum/

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https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/kultur/Das-Humboldt-Forum-ist-ein-Palast-der-Weltkulturen-id56123646.html

2. Afrikanische ‚Kulturobjekte‘

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4. Conclusion

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https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/black-lives-matter-weisse-unterstuetzung-fuer-eine-schwarze-100.html

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Dr. Julien Bobineau

University of Würzburg, Germany

Department of Modern Languages

Postdoc at the Chair of French and Italian Literature

GENDER Studies, March 25th, 2022

The global Black Lives Matter movement: 

A comparative look at postcolonial forms of BLM protest and activism in Germany and France