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ASRC 3205 - [Thinking Black Intellectuals]

(crosslisted) ENGL 3671  
(SBA-AS)      
Spring. Not offered 2015-2016. 4 credits.

G. Farred.

“Thinking Black Intellectuals” departs from the premise that there is always, in one form or another, a “crisis” - or, a question about the “role” of the intellectual. However, in the conception of this course, the intention is not to address this issue. Instead, the course seeks to “demonstrate” the act of, properly speaking, Black intellectual thinking. By reading a series of texts, from Black scholars in philosophy such as Valentin Mudimbe to the renowned African-American theologian and preacher, Gardner C. Taylor, from the artistic oeuvre of Fela Kuti to the interventionist work of Angela Davis, this course will engage the thought of Black intellectuals. What, the guiding question will be, does it mean to think, specifically, or not, as a Black intellectual?



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