| Black Existentialism: Essays on the Transformative Thought of Lewis R. Gordon Contributor(s): Davis, Danielle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786611473 ISBN-13: 9781786611475 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $138.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism - Philosophy | Social - Social Science | Black Studies (global) |
| Dewey: 191 |
| LCCN: 2018049830 |
| Series: Global Critical Caribbean Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Danielle: - danielle davis has held tenured lectureships at the University of New South Wales and University of Technology, Queensland in Australia. She is currently a Research Fellow at the University of New England in Australia. |