Africana studies : theoretical futures / edited by Grant Farred.

Other author Farred, Grant, editor.
Format Book
PublicationPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2022.
Copyright Datecu2022
Descriptionviii, 180 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: "Theoretical Futures": The Creation of a Concept / Grant Farred -- 1. On the Fecundity of Small Places / John E. Drabinski -- 2. Paulin J. Hountondji on Philosophy, Science, and Technology: From Husserl and Althusser to a Synthesis of the Hessen-Grossman Thesis and Dependency Theory / Zeyad el Nabolsy -- 3. The State of Crisis and the Crisis of the State in the 21st Century / Radwa Saad -- 4. Insurgent Practices in Contemporary Francophone Africa: Emerging Critical Challenges / Kasareka Kavwahirehi -- 5. Tampered Witnessing: Visual Agency and the African American Poet / Gregory Pardlo -- 6. Colonial Aesthetics and Decolonial Disruptions: From the Sorrow Songs to Janelle Mon̐uae and Back Again / Sarah Then Bergh -- 7. Seductive Solidarity: Comrade Lover and Other Demons / Akin Ade̐us̐uokan -- Seeing, Hearing, Breathing and Witnessing from the Africana Center at Cornell: An Afterword / Pierre-Philippe Fraiture.
Abstract "This book showcases new and expansive possibilities for Africana studies scholarship by collecting works across disciplines that push the boundaries of the discipline into topics both broader and more specific than traditionally approached: in philosophy, literature, music, political science, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Africana studies Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022 9781439923085
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ISBN9781439923078
ISBN9781439923061 hardcover
ISBN143992306X hardcover
ISBN1439923078 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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