The Future of Black Studies Abdul Alkalimat Alkalimat
At a turning point for the growing field of Black Studies, one of its founders looks to its future 'A timely, future-oriented and necessary contribution which provides clarity to the multivalent…
Specifikacia The Future of Black Studies Abdul Alkalimat Alkalimat
At a turning point for the growing field of Black Studies, one of its founders looks to its future 'A timely, future-oriented and necessary contribution which provides clarity to the multivalent tendencies in this field' - Carole Boyce DaviesThe marginalization of Black voices from the academy is a problem in the Western world. But Black Studies, where it exists, is a powerful, boundary-pushing discipline, grown out of struggle and community action. Here, Abdul Alkalimat, one of the founders of Black Studies in the US, presents a reimagining of the future trends in the study of the Black experience.Taking Marxism and Black Experientialism, Afro-Futurist and Diaspora frameworks, he projects a radical future for the discipline at this time of social crisis. Choosing cornerstones of culture, such as the music of Sun Ra, the movie Black Panther and the writer