1st Edition

Black Thought A Theory of Articulation

By Victor Peterson II Copyright 2022
176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book uncovers a logical fallacy underlying Afro-Pessimism and provides a formal theory of Articulation, teasing out new reflections on race and Blackness. Afro-Pessimism maintains that Blacks, subject to a subordinate position in society, suffer a cultural death. In this monograph, Victor Peterson rejects this theory, demonstrating that Black subjectivity is inherently multiple,... Read more

0. SUBJECTIVITY: SUBJECT/SUBJECTED.

 

  1. THE LOGIC OF ARTICULATION: THE SYSTEM (N, 0)
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  3. LOGIC OF REPRESENTATION
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  5. FORMAL THEORY OF ARTICULATION
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  7. SUBJECTIVITY AND IDENTITY
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  9. BLACK-NESS AND BLACK IDENTITY
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  11. PESSIMISM AND OVERDETERMINATION

EPILOGUE

REFERENCES

INDEX

Biography

Victor Peterson II, hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his PhD from Kings College, London. He currently teaches in New York City.