Full Description
This volume attempts to construct a theory of black intellectualism drawing on the areas of culture, politics, class and myth. Both mainstream and radical black intellectual thought are charted and defined with reference to the life and writings of Oliver Cox, C.L.R. James, W.E.B. Du Bois, Cornel West and James Baldwin. The dialectics of nationalism and internationalism are examined, along with the place of the black intellectual in the social, political and cultural structure of society.
Contents
Intellectuals and social structure, Rutledge M. Dennis. Part 1 Toward a theory of black intellectuals: black intellectuals and others - a critical survey, Harold W. Cruse; radical black intellectual thought, John N. Stanfield. Part 2 Race, class and capitalism: racism and capitalism - the critical theories of Oliver Cox, Doris Y. Wilkinson; C.L.R. James and nationalism in the Caribbean, Stefano Harney; Du Bois and the dialectics of nationalism and internationalism, Rutledge M. Dennis; Fraizer on race and class - myths and realities, John N. Stanfield. Part 2 Cultural politics: pragmatism and radicalism in the social thought of Cornel West, Earnest Bracey; James Baldwin and the fire next time - the prophetic vision of a black intellectual, Rodney D. Coates. Part 4 Public intellectuals: political engagement and the rise of African American public intellectuals, Alford A. Young; black intellectuals and the politics of race - the affirmative action debate, W. Avon Drake.
