Dear Colleagues,

The National Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and its Legacy 
(NiNsee) is pleased to announce the second annual Summer School on Black 
Europe entitled:

Black Europe: Exploring Dimensions of Citizenship, Race and Ethnic 
Relations.

June 14th-25th 2009

This course will examine the multiple constructions of the term Black 
Europe and the social, economic and political implications within. 
Students will be able to earn 3 US (5 ECTS) credits for their 
participation.  The content and the description of the summer school are 
listed below and in the flyer attached to this email.  If you are 
interested in hearing more about the course, please send a request for 
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Or visit the website, http://www.ninsee.nl/?pagina=196&parentID=83&level=2

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Kind Regards,
Amy Abdou
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This course is a collaboration between the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 
and NiNsee, the National institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and 
its Legacy. Course Description

A multitude of discourses have emerged relative to the internationalism 
of Blacks worldwide and particularly in the Americas, but the prominence 
and impact of the Black presence in Europe has not been adequately 
explored. This seminar will examine the multiple constructions of the 
term Black Europe and the social, economic and political implications 
within.  We will look specifically at anti-discrimination laws as they 
have arisen in various European countries; comparing the history of 
regulation and management of race and ethnic relations and the discourse 
surrounding the concept of Blackness and self-identification.

The seminar will begin with a historical overview of social and civil 
conflict in Europe leading to the formation of laws and 
antidiscrimination legislation within the EU.  We will trace the chain 
of events following social and civil conflicts that prompted these 
policies and analyze the legislative and intellectual discourse produced 
in the aftermath.

We will also explore the notions of blackness as; a categorization, 
employed in Britain to demark all non-natives; as a social construction, 
employed by natives to indicate (non) belonging; as a Diaspora living 
within Europe; and as a contestation of the dominant (White) paradigm. 
We will focus on the historical and colonial legacies of European 
countries to discuss the origins of Black Europe and investigate the 
impact of these legacies on policies and legislation.

This course will also seek to address the dimensions of race and ethnic 
relations that are unique to Europe; examining the ways in which 
conceptions of the "other" are institutionalized and reproduced; the 
rise of xenophobia in various EU countries; the legal definitions and 
discourse surrounding the conceptualized "other"; and examining the ways 
in which each country has dealt with issues of race and national 
identity. Following the programme, students are welcome to participate 
in a two-day conference (June 26th and 27th) in Paris on "Racism Against 
People Without States" as part of the annual conference series 
(2006-2009) at the Maison des Science de l'Homme (MSH) organized by Dr. 
Ramon Grosfoguel.

Students are also welcome to participate in a two- day symposium 
following the Summer School on Black Europe and the Paris Conference in 
Amsterdam entitled, Trajectories for Emancipation and Black European 
Thinkers (June 29th and 30th).  Keynote speakers include Lewis Gordon, 
Walter Mignolo and Allison Blakely.  The symposium will be followed by 
the National Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on July 1st. 
NiNsee will plan a full day of events to commemorate this historic 
event.  See the website for more details. http://www.ninsee.nl

Instructors for 2009
* Dr. Dienke Hondius, VU University Amsterdam
* Dr. Stephen Small, University of California, Berkeley
* Dr. Kwame Nimako, Universiteit van Amsterdam
* Dr. Philomena Essed, Antioch University
* Dr. David T. Goldberg, Director, University of California Humanities 
Research Institute
* Dr. Ramon Grosfoguel, University of California, Berkeley
* Dr. Glenn Willemsen, National Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery 
and its Legacy
* Dr. Thomas Spijkerboer,  VU University Amsterdam  The Summer School on 
Black Europe is open to advanced undergraduate, graduate and 
post-graduate students. Preference will be given to students based on 
the following criteria:
* Undergraduate and graduate students with a background in the fields of 
sociology, anthropology, political science, economics and/or the humanities;
* Post-graduate students who have begun a research project in the field;
* Professionals with an MA Degree and who are working or want to work in 
a field related to the topic of the Summer School.

Students are accepted on the basis of i) their previous qualifications, 
ii) the level of knowledge of English, and iii) an essay on their 
motivation.  The Admissions Committee will take account of coherence, 
feasibility or relevance of the student's career objectives and proposed 
program of study, as well as excellence in prior academic 
accomplishment, especially in coursework and experience related to the 
Summer School on Black Europe.

Tuition
The regular tuition is € 1600. The tuition for students who wish to 
receive course credit is € 1850.  These costs include VAT which is 
refundable to students living outside the Netherlands.  Students may 
reserve accommodation through the Unverisiteit van Amsterdam for a cost 
of € 350.  Student housing is available from June 12th –June 28th. 
Students who wish to remain for the symposium may extend their stay for 
a nominal fee.


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