Imperfect Allies

Join five uOttawa Conflict Studies and Human Rights students as they tackle performative allyship! Hosts (in order of appearance): Shanna Johnson, Clara Le, Corinne Hinds, Joyce Tshiyoyo, and Janine Lameiras. --------------------------------------- Introduction (00:00 – 00:25) The social construction of racism (00:26 – 1:15) What is allyship? (01:16 – 04:00) Performativity & the problems it presents (04:00 – 08:30) Letting BIPOC lead to avoid white supremacy in allyship spaces (08:31 – 11:50) Critique of allyship: Beyond allyship & towards ‘accomplice’ (11:51 – 15:43) Conclusion (15:44 – 17:09) --------------------------------------- References Becker, J. (2017) Active Allyship. Public Services Quarterly 13, 27–31. Clark, M. (2019). White folks’ work: digital allyship praxis in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Social movement studies, 18(5), 519-534. Crenshaw, K. (2015) Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum 1989, 1-31. Edwards, S. (2020). Building Solidarity with Religious Minorities: A Reflective Practice for Aspiring Allies, Accomplices, and Coconspirators. Religion & Education, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2020.1815933. Gabler, R. (2020) Systemic Barriers and Allyship in Library Publishing: A Case Study Reminder That No One Is Safe from Racism. College & research libraries news 81, 141. Indigenous Action. (2019). Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex. Indigenous Action. https://www.indigenousaction.org/accomplices-not-allies-abolishing-the-ally-industrial-complex/. Kalina, P. (2020). Performative Allyship. Technium Social Sciences Journal 11, 478–481. https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v11i1.1518. Kelly, D., Faucher, L., & Machery, E. (2010). Getting Rid of Racism: Assessing Three Proposals in Light of Psychological Evidence. Journal of Social Philosophy, 41(3), 293-322. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01495.x. Leonard, G., & Misumi, L. (2016). W.A.I.T. (Why Am I Talking?): A Dialogue on Solidarity, Allyship, and Supporting the Struggle for Racial Justice Without Reproducing White Supremacy.Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, 61-74. https://search-proquest-com.proxy.bib.uottawa.ca/docview/1798773656?accountid=14701. Radke, H., Kutlaca, M., Siem, B., Wright, S. & Becker, J. (2020). Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 24(4), 291-315. Sumerau, J., Forbes, T., Grollman, E., & Mathers, L. (2020). Constructing Allyship and the Persistence of Inequality. Social problems, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spaa003.