Brexit Logics: Myth and Fact - A Black Feminist Analysis

Authors

  • Sweta Rajan-Rankin University of Kent

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/03/fal.423

Keywords:

Black feminism, Brexit, racism, xenoracism, nationalism, whiteness

Abstract

On June 24, 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union in a landmark referendum result. The ‘Brexit’ vote along with Trump’s presidential election in America, the Turkish referendum, the French election and the rise in far-right groups more globally, have been underpinned by certain populist ‘logics’. This comment seeks to agitate these Brexit logics through a Black Feminist perspective that refocuses current debates on power and the intersectional politics of gender, race and class.

Author Biography

Sweta Rajan-Rankin, University of Kent

Senior Lecturer in Social Work, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK.

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Published

05-10-2017

How to Cite

Rajan-Rankin, S. (2017). Brexit Logics: Myth and Fact - A Black Feminist Analysis. Feminists@law, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/03/fal.423

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Feminist Perspectives on Brexit

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