Black Nihilism and Antiblack Racism (Living Existentialism)

Johnson, Devon R./ Gordon, Lewis R. (FRW)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers（2023/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 222 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781538153512
• DDC分類 305.896073

Full Description

This is an innovative work in Africana philosophical thought that links the phenomenon of nihilism in black America, in particular black American youth, to modern traditions of Western philosophy. Black Nihilism and Antiblack Racism engages defining themes of black existential life by offering a framework for considering the relationships between antiblack racism, pessimism, nihilism, weakness, strength, maturity, freedom, and hope in the 21st century. This book readdresses themes popularly raised by Cornel West in 1994 regarding the nature, causes, evaluations, diagnoses, and prognoses of what has been called, "nihilism in black America." Black Nihilism and Antiblack Racism seeks to recontextualize discussions of nihilism and its possibilities for American cultural life. As a result, this book bears important questions, offers unique analyses, and suggests radical responses that are relevant for studies of black life and theories of justice in twenty-first century America.

Contents

Foreword: by Lewis Gordon
Introduction
Chapter 1: Philosophizing Black Nihilism
Chapter 2: White Nihilism
Chapter 3: Traditional Nihilism in Black America
Chapter 4: Strong Black Nihilism
Chapter 5: The Future ...
Afterword:
Bibliography
Index