Join us for a special ‘In Conversation’ event with Professor Gary Younge, an award-winning author, broadcaster and professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, currently specialising in the Black post-war experience in Europe.

Professor Younge will be talking about ‘What the experiences of Black Germans in Nazi Germany tell us about systems of racial oppression in general and anti-semitism in particular.’ 

During Nazi Germany Black Germans occupied a perilous but liminal space. As a small, visible minority, officially designated as an inferior race, they were subject to discrimination, including sterilisation, incarceration and murder. But in a racialised system that had chosen and ruthlessly pursued both Jews and Roma as its primary ethnic enemies, anti-black discrimination was systemic but not systematic. Their treatment was inconsistent – at least one Black German even served in the Wehrmacht, others went to the concentration camps. The distinction between how the Nazis treated black people and Jews illustrates the manner in which systems of racial oppression find and prioritise their targets, the ambivalent role that visible racial difference can play in that system and provides an opportunity for a more sophisticated understanding of how anti-black racism and anti-semitism both differ and overlap. 

This event will provide an insightful discussion on the critical themes of Professor Younge’s work on post-war Black Europe. 

Event Details:

 Date: Monday 10 February 2025

Time: 5.30pm  

Venue: Bramber House, Level 3, on campus 

Following the discussion, please feel free to stay and join us for a short drinks reception. 

Tickets for this event are free, but booking is essential as places are limited. 

Book your free place here. 

For accessibility details for Bramber House, please visit Bramber House | AccessAble. 

If you have any additional requirements, please contact a member of the events team at events@sussex.ac.uk

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Last updated: Thursday, 23 January 2025