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BHMN Samtale: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) og Radical Justice (2026)

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BHMN Samtale: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) og Radical Justice (2026)
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Velkommen til en panelsamtale om bøkene Radical Justice (2026) og How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972), med Mohamed Abdi, Nani Jansen Reventlow, Prisca Bruno Massao og Rodrigue Batumike.
De inviterte gjestene menneskerettighetsadvokat Nani Jansen Reventlow, professor Prisca Bruno Massao og naturforvaltningsforsker Rodrigue Batumike slutter seg til Mohamed Abdi for å utforske historiske og nåtidige argumenter for oppreisning til Afrika og den afrikanske diasporaen.
Radical Justice (2026) gir praktiske råd om hvordan man kan ta tilbake makten og bygge mer rettferdige samfunn. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) er en internasjonalt anerkjent bok av den guyanske historikeren, revolusjonære aktivisten og panafrikanisten Walter Rodney. Boken undersøker hvordan Afrika ble holdt i en tilstand av underutvikling som følge av europeisk utbytting – gjennom kolonisering, handel og gjeld – og fremhever at europeisk rikdom har sine røtter i sosial, politisk og økonomisk utvinning av ressurser.
“Colonialism was not merely a system of exploitation, but one whose essential purpose was to repatriate the profits to the so-called mother country. From an African viewpoint, that amounted to consistent expatriation of surplus produced by African labor out of African resources. It meant the development of Europe as part of the same dialectical process in which Africa was underdeveloped.” - Walter Rodney (1972)
Mohamed Abdi er lærer, forfatter og kritiker. Han har skrevet om temaer som rasisme, integrering, ytringsfrihet og religion, og har bidratt til flere norske aviser og tidsskrifter. Abdi har vært medforfatter på flere bøker, kuratert en utstilling ved Munchmuseet, og sitter i styrene til Norsk Litteraturfestival på Lillehammer og MiA – Museene i Akershus.
Nani Jansen Reventlow is an award-winning human rights lawyer. She is the author of the book Radical Justice, a collection of nine essays on how to build a fundamentally different future rooted in justice and equity. Nani is the founder of Systemic Justice, the first Black-founded and majority BPOC organisation in Europe to centre a community-driven, intersectional approach to strategic litigation for racial, social, and economic justice, and previously founded and built the Digital Freedom Fund, which supports digital rights litigation.
Nani Jansen Reventlow er en prisbelønt menneskerettighetsadvokat. Hun har skrevet boken Radical Justice, en samling av ni essays om hvordan man kan skape en fundamentalt annerledes fremtid forankret i rettferdighet og likeverd. Nani er grunnleggeren av Systemic Justice – den første organisasjonen i Europa som er grunnlagt av svarte mennesker og har en majoritet av BPOC-medlemmer, og som setter en fellesskapsdrevet, interseksjonell tilnærming til strategisk rettighetsarbeid for rasemessig, sosial og økonomisk rettferdighet i sentrum. Hun har tidligere grunnlagt og bygget opp Digital Freedom Fund, en organisasjon som støtter rettslige prosesser knyttet til digitale rettigheter.
Professor Prisca Bruno Massao er sosiolog og arbeider ved Institutt for samfunnsfag, religion og etikk ved Universitetet i Innlandet. Hennes forskning og undervisning ved lærerutdanningen fokuserer på rase, kjønn og kolonialisme innen ulike utdanningsfelt.
Rodrigue Batumike er naturforvaltningsforsker og ph.d.-stipendiat ved NMBU – Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. Arbeidet hans omhandler økologi og dyreliv i områder i Øst-Afrika, blant annet Kongo og Tanzania.
Samtalen holdes på engelsk.
(English)
The Book Club panel conversation about the books Radical Justice (2026) and How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) with Mohamed Abdi, Nani Jansen Reventlow, Prisca Bruno Massao and Rodrigue Batumike.
Invited guests human rights lawyer Nani Jansen Reventlow, professor Prisca Bruno Massao and conservation scientist Rodrigue Batumike join Mohamed Abdi to unpack the historical and contemporary arguments supporting reparations for Africa and its diaspora.
Radical Justice (2026) offers practical tips to reclaim power and build more just societies. Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) is the internationally-acclaimed book by Guyanese historian, revolutionary and pan Africanist Walter Rodney. The book examines the underdevelopment of Africa as a consequence of European exploitation – colonisation, trade, debt – emphasizing the roots of European wealth as social, political and economic extraction.
“Colonialism was not merely a system of exploitation, but one whose essential purpose was to repatriate the profits to the so-called mother country. From an African viewpoint, that amounted to consistent expatriation of surplus produced by African labor out of African resources. It meant the development of Europe as part of the same dialectical process in which Africa was underdeveloped.” - Walter Rodney (1972)

Foto: Selma Benmalek/Samora
Mohamed Abdi is a teacher, writer, and critic. He has written about racism, integration, freedom of expression, and religion, and has contributed to several Norwegian newspapers and magazines. Abdi has co-authored several books, curated an exhibition at the Munch Museum, and serves on the boards of the Lillehammer Literature Festival and MiA – Museums in Akershus.

Foto: Bete van Meeuwen
Nani Jansen Reventlow is an award-winning human rights lawyer. She is the author of the book Radical Justice, a collection of nine essays on how to build a fundamentally different future rooted in justice and equity. Nani is the founder of Systemic Justice, the first Black-founded and majority BPOC organisation in Europe to centre a community-driven, intersectional approach to strategic litigation for racial, social, and economic justice, and previously founded and built the Digital Freedom Fund, which supports digital rights litigation.

Professor Prisca Bruno Massao is a sociologist working in the Department of Social Science, Religion and Ethics at University of Inland Norway. Her research and teaching in the education faculty focuses on race, gender, and colonialism in several education fields.

Rodrigue Batumike is a conservation scientist and current PhD candidate at NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His work examines the ecology and wildlife across areas of Eastern Africa such as the Congo and Tanzania.
The discussion is in English.
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