Of Black Study

An exploration of the ways that Black intellectuals arrived at a critique of Western knowledge

List of contents

Introduction: Living (June Jordan)

1. Of Hesitance (W. E. B. Du Bois)

2. Of Human (Sylvia Wynter)

3. Of Speech (Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.)

4. Of Order (Cedric J. Robinson)

Conclusion: Dreams (Toni Cade Bambara)

About the author

Joshua Myers is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Howard University. He is the author of Cedric Robinson: The Time of the Black Radical Tradition and We are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Protest of 1989.

Summary

An exploration of the ways that Black intellectuals arrived at a critique of Western knowledge

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Myers, Joshua (Howard University) Myers
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9780745344126
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4412-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Black Critique
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History of Ideas, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, HISTORY / Social History, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Political science & theory, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Political science and theory, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Black & Asian Studies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General