Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge: Writings of Lewis R. Gordon

Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge is a collection of philosophical writings by Lewis R. Gordon, focusing on liberation struggles, race, and decolonization. Edited by Rozena Maart and Sayan Dey, it encourages global dialogue and features a foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong o.

Format: Hardback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge is a comprehensive collection of essential philosophical writings by Lewis R. Gordon, a renowned scholar whose profound insights span liberation struggles across the world and make groundbreaking contributions to the fields of existence philosophy, philosophy of race, Africana philosophy, philosophy of human sciences, aesthetics, and decolonization. Gordon's prolific output encompasses a wide range of topics, including phenomenology, anti-Blackness, activist thinkers, sexuality, Fanon, Jimi Hendrix, Black Jewish struggles, critical pedagogy, psychoanalysis, and Ubuntu philosophy. Edited by Rozena Maart and Sayan Dey, two decolonial thinkers from South Africa and India, this reader redirects attention away from colonial power centers, fostering a global dialogue among students, scholars, and activists. With a foreword by the celebrated novelist and postcolonial thinker, Ngugi wa Thiong o, this reader features a diverse mix of research articles, short critical essays, reflections, interviews, poems, and photographs in the relentless pursuit of liberation.

Weight: 714g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350343764