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. We carry all the latest styles, colours and brands for you to choose from. 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". Shop Fear Of Black Consciousness By Lewis R. 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.
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