Tag Archives: Racism
(1) Afro-American Literature; (2) African Philosophy
bell hooks is the author of Ain’t I a Woman and Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, in which she argues that the struggle to end racism and the struggle to end sexism are naturally intertwined. In both works, hooks … Continue reading
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Tagged Akan tribe, Feminism, Gender, Philosophy, Racism
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Afro-American Culture, Literature, and Social Order, Part 3 of 6
Eugene Genovese discusses the historical connections between the rise of capitalism in America and the practice of slavery in the New World. He remarks that racial prejudice is ubiquitous throughout history, but asserts that the creation of a full-fledged ideology … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Politics, Racism, Slavery -- U.S., U. S. History
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Afro-American Culture, Literature, and Social Order, Part 2 of 6; Commentary on The Black Huddle
Houston Baker, Blyden Jackson, James Olney, and John Sekora discuss the major themes and aesthetic concerns that unify and divide black writers, and the effects of the emergence of African-American studies on both the academy and society as a whole. … Continue reading
Posted in Baker, Houston A., Episodes, Jackson, Blyden, Olney, James, Sekora, John, Thomas, Laurence
Tagged Literature, Racism, Writers - African-American
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