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Networks and ‘Safe Spaces’ of Black European Women in Germany and Austria

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Negotiating Multicultural Europe

Part of the book series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series ((CAL))

Abstract

Research indicates that the current situation of people of the African/Black1 Diaspora living in European societies is inextricably linked with racism and discrimination.2 African/Black people face disproportionate exposure to hate violence and racial profiling.3 Of major importance is the fact that racism(s) is a gender-oriented phenomenon. African/Black women living in Europe endure not only sexism from the dominant white society but also, in certain situations, from within their own communities. Thus, Black women in Europe experience and grapple with these realities on two distinct fronts. The issue of visibility vs invisibility of Black women in the current sociopolitical landscape makes this a subject for in-depth discussion.

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Ellerbe-Dueck, C. (2011). Networks and ‘Safe Spaces’ of Black European Women in Germany and Austria. In: Armbruster, H., Meinhof, U.H. (eds) Negotiating Multicultural Europe. Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230346475_8

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