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race and disability and their intersection are not fully articulated

race is alluded to through terminology and verbs (Supremacist, Hate, loudism, colonize, etc) & is mentioned in the film section

autism: Constitution, film festival (autistic creators)

Introvert and Shy are used as synonyms

effect on the reader + challenges

accessibility concerns (both terminology & global history)

anti-colonial theory

very conceptual

1. connection to other texts

1. WE ARE WITNESSING A NEW ERA OF REVOLT ... #OCCUPYBEDROOM

According to the Japanese government- Shy Radicals= a social problem

for their families- Shy Radicals are parasites and a cause for concern

an entire industry was brought to'"cure them'

connection: Sovereignty of the Quiet: Du Bois: How it feels to be a problem

2. Connections to "Black is a Country" - FMM

global analysis and approach

however, Black is a Country - re-historicizes sanitized versions of Black intellectual thought; 20-cent. 'radical' activists  --> global perspective is central to this history & thought

revolutionary/re-imaginative

both build on radical/post-colonial thought, but Shy Radicals blurs the boundaries of reality + imagination

both touch on concepts of citizenship, nationhood, and the subject-citizen

however, their analysis and reliance on legal acceptance is different (this is a result of their style)

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Chapter 14: VANGUARD MELANCHOLIA BLACK-BLACK POWER

all 'black' things are associated with all things evil and undesirable, as a symptom of White-Supremacist society" (146)

"Black as evil. Black as doom. Black as
negative."

"What is ‘miserabilism in their world is an act of dissent for
our peoples, living under a system that negates us." (148)

"As A. Sivanandan says, ‘black is a political colour, not the colour
of your skin... the colour of oppression today is black'." (149)

"We
call this union Black-Black Power" (150)

union of the modes of Blackness as a gloomy mood and depressive slumber and that of the resistance of the former  slave (Vanguard Melancholia)

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Shy Radicals Film Season

audience/contributors: international

reaching community (public): unis, local trade union branches, churches, mosques, and local libraries

accessibility: quiet intensity, multiple mediums

global analysis: cultural + religious references, across time; ethnoreligious divisions and delegations

weaving in pop culture references: Clueless, Mean Girls, Gangnam Style, lifestyle mags, international architectural/artistic icons

highlighting repressed, remote, overlooked artists

key themes:

educational approach; consciousness-raising efforts; resistance to dominant narrative + representation; liberation/celebration; (settler) colonialism; expression/literacy; global resistance movements; slavery

Two films to highlight

"Heathers" - ableism, patriarchy, masculinity, militancy; review critiques binary view of 'moderate' Introvert vs. 'psycho'

"Pan-Africanist Breakaway Delegations" (117) - global solidarity & BP

"The 90s: The Seattle Introfada" (140) - finding sanctuary in "the plight of the Sensitive White man" though poetry, art, & music (lo-fi/indie, garage rock)... "styles of depressives"

masculinity, mental health, & suicide

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#OCCUPYBEDROOM
key themes: comparison of introverts as a disease- reporting in Italy and South Korea,

NEW LEXICON OF DEMOCRACY

the language of political communication is evolving

new democratic language

thorough hand and body gestures

PUBLIC STATEMENT: SHY RADICALS IS NOT A TERRORIST ORGANISATION

terrorism is always loud

terrorism- needs to be distinguished because it is a very noisy - sound and visually

by dominant society- looking for attention

terrorism and extrovert-supremacism on the same page

"We engage in underground autonomous activities. Shy Radicals harnesses the SHY RADICALS
power of quiet.  The American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist, Audre Lorde said ‘silence will not protect you. And she was wrong. Our guerrilla resistance and defence strategy are guided by the
philosophy of  the poet Abu adh-Dhiyal who teaches us:

‘Learn to be quiet just as you learn to talk, because if talking guides you, being quiet protects you. By being quiet, you attain two characteristics: you are able to take knowledge from those more knowledgeable than you, and you are able
to repel the ignorance of those more ignorant than you.’"

Chapter 6: BUILDING THE SHY RADICAL STUDENT MOVEMENT

Reports from the Introvert Rights Association Domestic Crisis
Centre

"The failure of ‘diversity' initiatives offered the
labels of intersectionality: Women’s officer, Black officer, and LGBT
officers at the National Union of Students level are self-evident" (70)

they misrepresent them

, as they are dominated in all cases by
their leadership structure and are elected in such ways that mean
the odds are stacked against Shy candidates.

working to get  shyness included as a disability

mistaking Aspergistan as a Muslim organization

have shyness be acknowledged

introvert. hate crime- rejection, alienation

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"loud elite" + "Loud World"

loudism as a metaphor for racism/ableism/oppression

loudism as something that must be "uncovered"

the Loud World as 'killing' 'domineering' and 'colonizing' -- pressuring the "Quiet World" (Shy, Introvert, Autistic spectrum peoples) to conform to the dominant culture/society

importance of revelation, quiet, patience, and reflection

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"Creep" by Arlo Parks (Radiohead cover)

“‘Creep’ is a simultaneously delicate and brutal exploration of inner turmoil and human relationships. This song has acted as a refuge for me, during times of self-reflection and low mood, for many years and Radiohead as a band has deeply influenced my music.”

- NME article

Radiohead mention in text --> 141

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Draft Constitution of the Shy Peoples Republic of Aspergistan

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Draft Constitution of the Shy Peoples Republic of Aspergistan

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Context

International Shyria (Sharia) law

Intro: "We, the People of Aspergistan" = Shy, Introverted, and Autistic Spectrum peoples

against the hegemony of the Extrovert World Order

"successive generations...have suffered rejection, bullying, humiliation, belittlement, pathologisation, persecution, subjugation, exploitation, erasure, exclusion, alienation, discrimination and disadvantage" (14)

emphasis on silence, reflection, investigative depth, etc

Chp 1: Fundamental Politics

"revolutionary vanguard state [against] anti-systemic Introvert ideology," diplomatic & emotional support, international cooperation, anti-hierarchal, "Extrovert Supremacist," civic privilege to the unheard

Chp 2: The Structure of the State

no declarations on a stage, "peer-reviewed," the importance of independent research, no alerts by means of noise, "the right of silence"

Chp 3: Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens

freedom from harassment, judgment, stigmatization, Extrovert epistemic violence, media assaults; no coerced attendance special protection to younger people; banned usage of "Extrovert-normative teen categories;" state support for healing

trauma from "Extrovert-Supremacist states, Introvert Hate groups, and Trendy Club"

Chp 4: National Flag, National Anthem, Cultural Symbol, and Capital City

emancipation from nationalistic, militaristic displays, loud celebrations (street parties & firework displays), and sanitized history; simple, respectful, and quiet iconography; ocean national anthem; boycotting of anti-autism-friendly environments; nature references

the capital city of scholars and seminarians

Chp 5: Culture

"private views", solitary dwellings (caves, forests, mountains, rivers, and woods), nature of the dark as a journey into the soul, a time of rest and exploration, "Abolition of the Trendy Club- as the colonizer, "Eastern", safeguarding of empty space, measuring noise levels in accordance with Shyria Law, WorldWide and United Nations, ensuring the clearest possible view of the constellations", biodiversity of flora and fauna, recognizing the historical domestic genocidal agenda, "cull"- group  not entertainment

Chp 6: National Defence

national armed forces and all national defense personnel, 'Do Not Disturb', compulsive consumerism, headline, systemic mass ignorance, counter Extrovert imperialism and expansionism, abolition of bravado and machismo (hypermasculinity), recognizing the complicity of military machismo with the formation of introvert hate crime, deployment of guerilla and underground tactics, "cyber"

Chp 7: Economy & Labour Rights

Shyria-compliant economy, right to seize and control private, Extrovert Supremacist property; impossibility of economic justice in a 'celebrity-centric' system; no advertising; employment centers; state benefits for independent researchers; anti-excessive consumerism; accessible architecture & planning

Chp 8: Right of Asylum, Exit, and Entry

foreigners only have access only if abiding by Shyria Law, but guaranteed entry/asylum if seeking escape from the assault of mass distraction or political persecution

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June 2021

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Hamja Ahsan is a...

activist, writer, and artist

"is a campaigner for prisoners, human rights and civil liberties under the War on Terror"

Printed Matter, Inc

social/political agenda

imaginative speculative fiction, manifesto, polemic, satire

liberation & resistance

organized political demands to imperial domination

critique of the dominant culture (referred to as Extrovert Supremacy) and Islamophobia

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Tweets by HamjaAhsan

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Below is a well-known picture of Tommie Smith (1st place) and John Carlos (2nd place) holding up their black-gloved fists in solidarity for the black power movement.  To the left of Tommie Smith is an Australian, Peter Norman who wore an OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) badge in support of Smith and Carlos. In addition to the salute, Smith wore a black scarf to represent black pride and both Carlos and Smith wore black socks to represent black poverty.

Carlos unzipped his tracksuit to show solidarity with blue-collar workers in the U.S., as well as a necklace of beads that he described "were for those individuals that were lynched, or killed and that no-one said a prayer for, that were hung and tarred".
This movement is extremely important because the salute was both on a public stage where millions were watching but also simultaneously an intimate moment.

This moment and hand salute is similar to the Shy Radicals hand gesture that is seen on the left below. This hand gesture has a historical legacy and Shy Radicals are using hand gestures as a new language as political communication evolved

Historically and contemporarily the closed fist hand gesture has been used as a form of resistance and specifically black resistance in the U.S.

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"We Wear the Mask"  by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1895)

reaction to the experience of being black in America in the late 19th century, following the Civil War—a period when life seemed to have improved for black Americans

yet in reality was still marked by intense racism and hardship.

Dunbar compares surviving the pain of oppression to "wearing a mask" that hides the suffering of its wearer while presenting a more joyful face to the world.

does not specifically mention race;

message is applicable to any circumstance in which marginalized people are forced to present a brave face in order to survive in an unsympathetic, prejudiced society.

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"...explores what a concept of quiet could mean to how we think about black culture" (3)

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Sovereignty of Quiet - Chapter 1: Publicness, Silence, and Sovereignty of the Interior

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Sovereignty of Quiet - Chapter 1: Publicness, Silence, and Sovereignty of the Interior

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the image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos

the author describes that what limits our capacity to see fuller humanity is a concept of blackness that that is seen through public expressiveness and resistance

interruptions of the central idioms of black culture

doubleness

signifying

dissemblance

double consciousnesses

masking

assuming that black expressiveness is exclusively public

"They are resistant in context, not in essence" (24)

bodies standing

"In humanity, quiet is our dignity" (26)

"It is this exploration, this reach toward the inner life, than an aesthetic of quiet makes possible; and it is this that is the path to a sweet freedom: a black expressiveness without publicness as its forebearer, a black subject in this undisputed dignity of its humanity" (26)

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Name of Secondary- Introduction: Why Quiet

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Name of Secondary- Introduction: Why Quiet

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begins with the story of a moment at the 1968 Olympics at the medal ceremony for the 200-meter race

emblematic gesture

both black men punctuate the space above their heads with black-gloved fists (see photo)

Smith- right hand in black gloves

Carlos- left hand in black gloves

salute to black power that protests racism and poverty and counters the anthem and its embracing of nationalism

intimacy v. public moment  (3)

the sublime balance between their intentional political gesture and the sense of inwardness, and the idea that it is often barely acknowledged (3)

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black resistance

how black culture has been characterized largely by its responses to racial dominance- and how resistance is becoming a dominant feature and expectation (11)

quiet is compelling

describes the difference between quiet and silence

Quiet is a metaphor for inner life, and as such, enables a more nuanced understanding of black culture.

quiet= inner being

"double consciousness"

W.E.B Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk

split identity-impact that oppression has on the black subject who sees himself through interactions with other people

Interview with Quashie

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Sovereignty of Quiet & Autistic Blackness 

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Sovereignty of Quiet & Autistic Blackness 

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double consciousness

wearing a mask

having two conflicting identities

I am who you think I am.

seen through the eyes of the  dominant extrovert society

"What does the fade, however, is the sense of being shaped by race and racialization ..."

either accept or defy the prognosis of the white culture

DuBois depicts a subject who is haunted and animated by doubleness  (13)

~ doubleness- similar to "masking"

a black person is "born with a veil" and is gifted with second sight (14)

veil ~ "mask"

second sight ~ to a person with IDD's stereotypical special talent or gift

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Author: Kevin E. Quashie

Published in 2012

Professor of English at Brown University

black and literary studies in the English department

His studies are now organized by the phrase "a book of black ideas"

Methodology:

archival, theoretical approach

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framed with Justice Clarence Thomas

intro/ex of color blind regimes

topics: citizenship (& whiteness), anti-citizenship, and the nationalization of racial regimes

understanding American Exceptionalism as a "performative" assertion; civic ideologies that reinforce a nationalistic narrative (19)

contribution: consideration of the market & state (the role of the capitalist state in constituting and maintaining racial inequality); American exceptionalism & the 'racial imperial project'

state & market converging ~ domestic and transnational as well

complexity: proposals to ameliorate racial subordination have been tied to reinforcement/ reproductions of racial & class hierarchies

liberalism's blind spots, white supremacy's pervasiveness in structured market behavior & social movements (27)

analysis of the West: hegemony, imperialism + global expansion, and racialized ideologies

history of black activists & intellectuals

not understanding US legacy in (neo)colonial capitalism prevents us from acknowledging black (transnational) radicalism as "the most consistent and during strand of modern black activism" (53)

page 17

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narratives rooted in the failure to recognize historical depth & heterogeneity of Black  agency, sentiment, and minimizing equality and justice to formal, legal realms

entanglement with class, and capitalism... historical attacks on gov services aimed at uplifting the social conditions of the 'working poor and unemployed (10) + Black individuals without a degree overrepresented in prison, army, and low-wage, nonunionized economic sectors

& housing --> both impacting any ability to secure wealth or mobility

perpetuating the racialized trope of the welfare (queen) and bootstrap survival

mass incarceration

& disability

racialized creation of ideal national subject and non-national subjects (21-2)

rearticulating race; expansion of 'we'

--> legal, medical, political definitions & entanglement with ideology, society, and culture

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“Introduction: Civil Rights, Civic Myths”

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“Introduction: Civil Rights, Civic Myths”

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MLK Jr, antiwar activism & sentiment; linking imperialism, racism, capitalism, and militarism (US's simultaneous role in global inequality)

Bridged past and future black radicalism

end of life viewed civil rights as an inadequate framework

his complex, worldly perspective on violence were & are minimized -- page 4

the King-centric account of Civil Rights Era, justice as national

civic mythology of racial progress

"alleged descent from interracial coalition politics and nonviolent protest to militant separatism and urban conflict" --> public perception of BP

lots of historical context

post-civil rights era: color-blind universalism

equating race and critical racial theory with prejudice & racism and the insistence on nationhood & nationalism (11)

"this nation-state has been a powerful mechanism for at once instituting racial division and domination and enabling universalistic visions of inclusion and opportunity" (13)

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Nikhil Singh is a...

Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History

race, empire, and culture in 20th-century U.S.; black radicalism and US liberalism; U.S. foreign policy

Faculty Director of NYU Prison Education Program

avid tweeter

Methodology

archival; theoretical & spatial... interdisciplinary