How is the anti/not/un-racist university a radical idea?: Experiences from the Solidarity Initiative at Roskilde University

Linda Lapiņa; Rashmi Singla; Julia Suárez-Krabbe; Karmen Tornius; Laura Horn

doi:10.7146/kkf.v36i2.132553

How is the anti/not/un-racist university a radical idea? Experiences from the Solidarity Initiative at Roskilde University

Linda Lapiņa
, Rashmi Singla
, Julia Suárez-Krabbe
, Karmen Tornius
, Laura Horn^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this essay, we share our experiences with a university campaign for solidarity with anti-racism struggles at Roskilde University (RUC, Denmark) and around the world. We situate the initiative in the broader context of Danish universities as racialized institutions. We recount previous initiatives of anti-racist and diversity-focused campaigns on campus and then unfold the events around the solidarity campaign of 2020 and the time thereafter. We end with an assessment of where we stand now, insisting on the need to continue to crack walls and push doors open.

Original language	English
Journal	Kvinder, Køn & Forskning
Volume	2
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	168- 177
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0907-6182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7146/kkf.v36i2.132553
Publication status	Published - 22 Nov 2023

Keywords

Anti-racism,
Solidarity,
University politics,
Race and education
Push the doors
Crack the wall

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How is the anti/not/un-racist university a radical idea? Experiences from the Solidarity Initiative at Roskilde University

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Countering the Structures of Non-knowledge in Higher Education in Denmark: Languages, Knowledges, and Education from Latin American Perspectives

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How is the anti/not/un-racist university a radical idea? Experiences from the Solidarity Initiative at Roskilde University

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Countering the Structures of Non-knowledge in Higher Education in Denmark: Languages, Knowledges, and Education from Latin American Perspectives

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Decolonizing Sociology

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