Black existentialism and decolonizing knowledge : writings of Lewis R. Gordon /
Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge collects key philosophical writings of Lewis R. Gordon, a globally renowned scholar whose writings cover liberation struggles across the globe and make field-defining contributions to the philosophy of existence, philosophy of race, Africana philosophy...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge collects key philosophical writings of Lewis R. Gordon, a globally renowned scholar whose writings cover liberation struggles across the globe and make field-defining contributions to the philosophy of existence, philosophy of race, Africana philosophy, philosophy of human sciences, aesthetics and decolonization. Gordon's expansive output ranges across phenomenology, anti-Blackness, activist thinkers, sexuality, Fanon, Jimi Hendrix, Black Jewish struggles, critical pedagogy, psychoanalysis and Ubuntu philosophy. Edited by Rozena Maart and Sayan Dey, two decolonial thinkers from South Africa and India, this reader shifts attention away from colonial centers of power, encouraging global dialogue across students, scholars and activists. Featuring a foreword by the celebrated novelist and postcolonial thinker, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, this reader includes a mixture of research articles, short critical essays, reflections, interviews, poems and photographs in the creative pursuit of liberation |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 339 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1350343765 9781350343764 9781350343771 1350343773 |