James, Joy, 1958-

Seeking the beloved community a feminist race reader / Joy James. - Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - SUNY series, philosophy and race .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Feminist race theory -- Teaching theory, talking community -- Politicizing the spirit : Toni Morrison -- Black feminism in liberation limbos -- Resting in gardens, battling in deserts : Black women's activism -- Radicalizing Black feminism -- Angela Y. Davis -- liberation praxis -- Assata Shakur and Black female agency -- Democracy and captivity -- Black suffering in search of the "beloved community" -- American prison notebooks -- Violations -- War, dissent and social justice -- Academia, activism, and imprisoned intellectuals -- Activist scholars or radical subjects? -- Campaigns against blackness -- Sovereign kinship and the president elect -- The dead zone -- Racism, genocide and resistance -- All power to the people! : Arendt's communicative power in a racial democracy.



9781461930259


Feminism--United States.
Womanism--United States.
African American women--Intellectual life.
African American women--Political activity.
Imprisonment--United States.
Radicalism--United States.


Electronic Books.

HQ1197 / .S445 2013