Fear of Black Consciousness by Lewis R. Gordon

Informed by Gordon's life growing up in Jamaica and the Bronx, and taking as a touchstone the pandemic and the uprisings against police violence, Fear of Black Consciousness is a groundbreaking work that positions Black consciousness as a political commitment and creative practice, richly layered through art, love, and revolutionary action.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. But for many if not most Blacks, to live an ordinary life in a White-dominated society is an extraordinary achievement. As Gordon reveals, these lies offer many White people an inherited sense of being extraordinary, a license to do as they please. He exposes the bad faith at the heart of many discussions about race and racism in America, including those who think of themselves as 'color blind'. Lewis Gordon, one of the leading scholars of Black Existentialism, has spent decades nurturing intellectual reflection as a vital component of ongoing. Skillfully navigating a difficult and traumatic terrain, Gordon cuts through the mist of White narcissism and the versions of consciousness it perpetuates. Gordon, one of the leading scholars of Black existentialism and anti-Blackness, takes the listener on a journey through the historical development of racialized Blackness, the problems this kind of consciousness produces, and the many creative responses from Black and non-Black communities in contemporary struggles for dignity and freedom. In this original and penetrating audiobook, Lewis R. Gordon's Fear of Black Consciousness is a groundbreaking account of Black consciousness by a leading philosopher. Gordons Fear of Black Consciousness is a groundbreaking account of Black consciousness by a leading philosopherIn this × Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date.

Fear of Black Consciousness by Lewis R. Gordon