Dalits and Burakumin
Dalits and Burakumin
Knowledge Production in the Early Protest Movements
Chapter 4 is occupied with the knowledge production within the Dalit movement in India and the Burakumin movement in Japan. It presents a historical overview of these protest movements during the 20th century. The Dalit movement among the so-called Untouchables is a protest movement against caste discrimination; and the Burakumin, the largest minority in Japan, have also experienced discrimination similar to caste discrimination. These traditions of protests differ in some important aspects from those found among Latin American, European, and American activists in the GJM and the Occupy Movement. This chapter thus provides a historical context to understanding the involvement of Dalit activists and Burakumin activists in the GJM and the World Social Forum process during the 2000s. Moreover, it provides a historical context to understanding their day-to-day work in between the large World Social Forums.
Keywords: Dalit, Burakumin, Buddhism, Marxism, Ambedkarism, kyudan (denunciation), Suiheisha, caste discrimination, counterpublic, anarchism, Untouchables
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