Fear of Black Consciousness

Informationen zum Autor Lewis R. Gordon is Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at UCONN-Storrs in the United States, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, and Honorary President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies. Klappentext 'Important . . . powerful . . . . an explanation of why Black protest is such a dangerous prospect to the white power structure' Kehinde Andrews, Guardian Where is the path to racial justice? In this ground-breaking book, philosopher Lewis R. Gordon ranges over history, art and pop culture - from ancient African languages to the film Get Out - to show why the answer lies not just in freeing Black bodies from the fraud of white supremacy, but in freeing all of our minds. Building on the influential work of Frantz Fanon and W. E. B. Du Bois, Fear of Black Consciousness is a vital contribution to our conversations on racial politics, identity and culture. 'Expansive . . . reminds us that the ultimate aim of Black freedom quests is, indeed, universal liberation' Angela Y. Davis Zusammenfassung 'Important . . . powerful . . . . an explanation of why Black protest is such a dangerous prospect to the white power structure' Kehinde Andrews, Guardian Where is the path to racial justice? In this ground-breaking book, philosopher Lewis R. Gordon ranges over history, art and pop culture - from ancient African languages to the film Get Out - to show why the answer lies not just in freeing Black bodies from the fraud of white supremacy, but in freeing all of our minds. Building on the influential work of Frantz Fanon and W. E. B. Du Bois, Fear of Black Consciousness is a vital contribution to our conversations on racial politics, identity and culture. 'Expansive . . . reminds us that the ultimate aim of Black freedom quests is, indeed, universal liberation' Angela Y. Davis ...

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Lewis Gordon's expansive philosophical engagement with the current moment - its histories and globalities, its politics and protests, its visual and sonic cultures - reminds us that the ultimate aim of Black freedom quests is, indeed, universal liberation Angela Y. Davis author of Women, Race and Class

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• Authors: Lewis R Gordon, Lewis R. Gordon
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.01.2023
• EAN: 9780141989648
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198964-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; PHILOSOPHY / Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Relating to peoples of African descent, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Phenomenology & Existentialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Black & Asian Studies, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage