The Diversity of Exploitation

You are invited to a presentation of the book Diversity of Exploitation – On the Criticism of the Prevailing Anti-Racism, published in Germany in July 2023 by Dietz Verlag. The English translation will be released in 2025 by Brill Academic Publishers.

In Germany, a liberal concept of racism is advocated by anti-discrimination agencies and the radical left alike. This approach is primarily concerned with representation, inclusion, and diversity. The connection between class and race is rarely addressed. Nevertheless, a critical Marxist tradition of racism research exists. The book Diversity of Exploitation seeks to draw upon this tradition. At the same time, the book offers a political intervention in the current debate on structural and institutional racism, whether in the labor market or the police force. It presents alternatives to liberal antiracism by introducing a Marxist concept of racism in theory and practice.

Bafta Sarbo is a social scientist and educator. She teaches courses on Marx’s Capital and is active in antiracist organizing, among others on the board of the non-profit association Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD), on issues of migration policy and police violence.

To RSVP, please email engagement@berlin.bard.edu.

This event is financially supported by the DFG project ‚Self-determination in the Global South.‘