Podcast appearances and mentions of Vanessa E Thompson

Abolish, reform or defund the police? Mohamed Amjahid blickt mit der Wissenschaftlerin und Publizistin Vanessa E. Thompson auf die Wurzeln der abolitionistischen Bewegung und folgt ihren Spuren bis zum Polizeiproblem der Gegenwart.

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The global protests and mobilisation for Black lives crystallised around policing, although simultaneously pointing at the broader dimensions of criminalisation and control of especially Black and other racialised poor folks and communities. The protests unfolded globally very quickly, also in many parts of continental Europe such as Germany, France and Switzerland. In this session, we explore the differential logics of policing in Europe, which are connected to the histories of empire, colonialism and racial gendered capitalism. We consider the functions and logics of policing, its relation to violence and safety and explore possible alternatives. Reading Eddie Bruce-Jones (2014), “German policing at the intersection: race, gender, migrant status and mental health”, Race & Class, 56(3): 36-49. Frantz Fanon (1963), The Wretched of the Earth, New York: Grove. Muschalek, Marie (2019), Violence as Usual: Policing and the Colonial State in German Southwest Africa, Ithaca, Cornell University Press. Simone Browne (2015), Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, London: Duke University Press. Stuart Hall et al. (1978), Policing the Crisis. Mugging, the State, and Law an Order, London: Palgrave. Vanessa E. Thompson (2018), “There is no justice, there is just us! Ansätze zu einer postkolonial-feministischen Kritik der Polizei am Beispiel von Racial Profiling“, in: Daniel Loick (Ed.): Kritik der Polizei, Frankfurt/Main: Campus, pp. 197-221. (English translation to be published in: Michael J. Coyle and Mechthild Nagel (Ed.): Contesting Carceral Logic: Knowledge and Praxis in Penal Abolition). Resources Abolitionist Futures. Defund Police. Questions What is the significance of the differential logic of policing to our understanding of safety? What are further intersectional systems of oppression that play into policing (such as gender or migration status)? What could make communities safe? What are possible alternatives to policing?

Vanessa joins us to discuss black feminist abolitionist analysis, intersectional disability justice and its contexts for policing in Europe. This is a special five part series in collaboration with the official journal of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), Race & Class. The series begins with an introduction to the history of IRR with Director Liz Fekete & follows with four episodes about the latest special issue: Race Mental Health, State Violence with editors Eddie Bruce-Jones & Monish Bhatia and contributors Tarek Younis and Vanessa E Thompson. With special thanks to Sophia Siddiqui. https://irr.org.uk https://irr.org.uk/article/race-mental-health-state-violence

Vanessa joins us to discuss black feminist abolitionist analysis, intersectional disability justice and its contexts for policing in Europe. This is a special five part series in collaboration with the official journal of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), Race & Class. The series begins with an introduction to the history of IRR with Director Liz Fekete & follows with four episodes about the latest special issue: Race Mental Health, State Violence with editors Eddie Bruce-Jones & Monish Bhatia and contributors Tarek Younis and Vanessa E Thompson. With special thanks to Sophia Siddiqui. https://irr.org.uk https://irr.org.uk/article/race-mental-health-state-violence

"Polizei, Gefängnisse, Flüchtlingslager – abschaffen!", eine zentrale Forderung der Black-Lives-Matter-Bewegung, die nicht nur in den USA diskutiert und mancherorts sogar umgesetzt wird. Was steckt dahinter? Und kann das funktionieren? Daniel Loick und Vanessa E. Thompson im Gespräch mit Simone Miller www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Sein und Streit Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

"Polizei, Gefängnisse, Flüchtlingslager – abschaffen!", eine zentrale Forderung der Black-Lives-Matter-Bewegung, die nicht nur in den USA diskutiert und mancherorts sogar umgesetzt wird. Was steckt dahinter? Und kann das funktionieren? Daniel Loick und Vanessa E. Thompson im Gespräch mit Simone Miller www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Sein und Streit Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

"Polizei, Gefängnisse, Flüchtlingslager – abschaffen!", eine zentrale Forderung der Black-Lives-Matter-Bewegung, die nicht nur in den USA diskutiert und mancherorts sogar umgesetzt wird. Was steckt dahinter? Und kann das funktionieren? Daniel Loick und Vanessa E. Thompson im Gespräch mit Simone Miller www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Sein und Streit Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

This talk explores the condition of unbreathing for some (and inherent to the policing of blackness and race) in relationship to the breathability of others by drawing on accounts of the policing of black lives, black radical, feminist and critical social theory. The speakers propose a subjective and collective dis-dentification with the police as a precondition for a world in which we all can breathe.