Stephanie Inge Rudwick is an Associate Professor at the University of Hradec Králové, Czechia, and a researcher at the Ethnology department of the Czech Academy of Science. As a linguistic anthropologist she publishes primarily on raciolinguistic identity politics and social injustices in South Africa and, more recently, in Czechia.Angela Nwagbo is an Afroczech performance artist and anthropologist working across dance, physical theatre, film, and drama. Her research and practice explore identity, belonging, racial mixedness, and cross-culturalism, particularly among people of African descent. As co-author of studies on Afroczech identity, she advances the democratization of knowledge through performative means.Martin Schmiedl is an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia, and received his Ph.D. in Political Science and African Studies at the University of Hradec Králové. He researches politics and international relations in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on violent conflicts, protests and democracy.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Historical Background.- Chapter 3: Racial Formations in Czechia.- Chapter 4: Studying, Settling, and Struggling.- Chapter 5: Being, Becoming and Belonging.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Stephanie Inge Rudwick is an Associate Professor at the University of Hradec Králové, Czechia, and a researcher at the Ethnology department of the Czech Academy of Science. As a linguistic anthropologist she publishes primarily on raciolinguistic identity politics and social injustices in South Africa and, more recently, in Czechia.Angela Nwagbo is an Afroczech performance artist and anthropologist working across dance, physical theatre, film, and drama. Her research and practice explore identity, belonging, racial mixedness, and cross-culturalism, particularly among people of African descent. As co-author of studies on Afroczech identity, she advances the democratization of knowledge through performative means.Martin Schmiedl is an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia, and received his Ph.D. in Political Science and African Studies at the University of Hradec Králové. He researches politics and international relations in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on violent conflicts, protests and democracy.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Historical Background.- Chapter 3: Racial Formations in Czechia.- Chapter 4: Studying, Settling, and Struggling.- Chapter 5: Being, Becoming and Belonging.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Stephanie Inge Rudwick is an Associate Professor at the University of Hradec Králové, Czechia, and a researcher at the Ethnology department of the Czech Academy of Science. As a linguistic anthropologist she publishes primarily on raciolinguistic identity politics and social injustices in South Africa and, more recently, in Czechia.Angela Nwagbo is an Afroczech performance artist and anthropologist working across dance, physical theatre, film, and drama. Her research and practice explore identity, belonging, racial mixedness, and cross-culturalism, particularly among people of African descent. As co-author of studies on Afroczech identity, she advances the democratization of knowledge through performative means.Martin Schmiedl is an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia, and received his Ph.D. in Political Science and African Studies at the University of Hradec Králové. He researches politics and international relations in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on violent conflicts, protests and democracy.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Historical Background.- Chapter 3: Racial Formations in Czechia.- Chapter 4: Studying, Settling, and Struggling.- Chapter 5: Being, Becoming and Belonging.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.