A disruptor who tolerates no disruption other than his own, and for whom constant media presence is a condition of political existence, necessarily regards resistant political action as an unacceptable provocation. This is especially so if the mode of resistance itself relies on disruption and attracts high media attention. The following reflections locate the antagonisms and clashes between Trump’s project and Black activism—in the sense of public African American resistance against systemic racism—at the juncture of celebrity politics, performative aesthetics/style, race and gender, as well as changing forms of mediatized political practice. Positions are always considered intersectional and processual. Race, for example, interacts with a broad spectrum of factors, among them class, gender, style. Drawing on historical context, this chapter focuses on the most media prominent and globally influential movement/organization Black Lives Matter (BLM). Again, celebrity is introduced as a key component, with the question of the future political direction of BLM remaining open. System-critical, disruptive forms of Black activism, the conclusion suggests, will, with or without Donald Trump, have to reckon with new/old confrontations in the face of shifting power constellations.

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No Disruption Except His Own: Donald Trump Versus Black Activism

  • Elisabeth Schäfer-Wünsche

摘要

A disruptor who tolerates no disruption other than his own, and for whom constant media presence is a condition of political existence, necessarily regards resistant political action as an unacceptable provocation. This is especially so if the mode of resistance itself relies on disruption and attracts high media attention. The following reflections locate the antagonisms and clashes between Trump’s project and Black activism—in the sense of public African American resistance against systemic racism—at the juncture of celebrity politics, performative aesthetics/style, race and gender, as well as changing forms of mediatized political practice. Positions are always considered intersectional and processual. Race, for example, interacts with a broad spectrum of factors, among them class, gender, style. Drawing on historical context, this chapter focuses on the most media prominent and globally influential movement/organization Black Lives Matter (BLM). Again, celebrity is introduced as a key component, with the question of the future political direction of BLM remaining open. System-critical, disruptive forms of Black activism, the conclusion suggests, will, with or without Donald Trump, have to reckon with new/old confrontations in the face of shifting power constellations.