Black existentialism : essays on the transformative thought of Lewis R. Gordon / edited by Danielle Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Danielle (Research Fellow), editor.

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Global critical Caribbean thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gordon, Lewis R. (Lewis Ricardo), 1962-.

Gordon, Lewis R.

Existentialism.

Black people--Race identity.

Black people.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Philosophy, Black.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 218 pages.)

Place of Publication:

London : Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd., [2019]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Few contemporary intellectuals have attempted to inform theory, the academy and social change as does Lewis Gordon. Following his own path of Fanon, Cesaire and Said, Gordon's work is an urgent call to action that is critical 'in the trying times' in which we find ourselves. In this important book, international scholars from many disciplines and areas of life engage in Gordon's work to prod, rattle and rethink our thinking to inform and change our practices as humans in institutions, politics, and the personal, legal and social paradigms. The book focuses on the importance of radical theory and thinkers to push for projects of change in the area of Black Existentialism. Gordon's now extensive oeuvre personifies this. The essays use the work of Lewis Gordon to demonstrate how theory and thought be can used for transformation of existence, antiracism and critiques of alterity, resistance, pedagogy, political action theory and disciplinary decadence in the academy and beyond.

Contents:

Introduction : Lewis R. Gordon : intellectual transformations of black existentialism / danielle davis

Toward a radical humanities for a radical humanity (for Lewis R. Gordon) / Nigel C. Gibson

Toward a pedagogy of absences, conflict, and emergencies / Julia Suárez-Krabbe

Considerations on the theoretical dimensions of Lewis R. Gordon's thought for Brazilian intellectual production / Rosemere Ferreira da Silva

Sociotelic reflections on Lewis R. Gordon's anti-colonial imagination / Walter R. Isaac

The radical language of Lewis R. Gordon's black existentialism / Devon R. Johnson

The transformative power of Lewis R. Gordon's Africana philosophy in Mandela's house / Mabogo P. More

Black feminism, Lewis R. Gordon, and the demands of intersectional thought / Lisa M. Anderson

Why I can't quite put my finger on it : touching institutional racism / Shirley Anne Tate

Lewis R. Gordon : existential incantations that cross borders and move us forward / Catherine Walsh

Plural racial ontology : living and recognizing mixed race : an Australian perspective on the critical work of Lewis R. Gordon and mixed-race theory / danielle davis

A phenomenological and psychodynamic reflection on freedom and oppression following the guiding thread of Lewis R. Gordon's existential phenomenology of oppression / Marilyn Nissim-Sabat

Lewis R. Gordon's existential cartography / Molefi Kete Asante

Dwelling otherwise : a conversation with Lewis R. Gordon / Sara Ahmed, Lewis R. Gordon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Black existentialism

ISBN:

9781786611482

1786611481

Publisher Number:

99980800053

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.