‘Black skull’ consciousness: the new Swedish working class
Author
Summary, in English
Many of the immigrant workers who came to Sweden from the sixties onwards, and their children, are stereotyped as ‘black skulls’. They are seen as silent, passive and mired in ‘traditional’ cultures, a stereotype that also pervades the trade union bureaucracies which are closely tied to the dominant Social Democratic Party. But interviews with activists in the FAI, a network of immigrant union activists, reveal a new ‘black skull’ consciousness in which the stereotype and insult of passivity have been turned on their heads. A new consciousness and analysis of Swedish racism has emerged — one which ultimately seeks to transform the whole way in which trade unions operate.
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
55-72
Publication/Series
Race & Class
Volume
46
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Gender Studies
Keywords
- trade unions
- workers
- activists
- racism
- immigrants
- Sweden
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0306-3968