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Critique of Black Reason

Achille Mbembe
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Region

Central Africa

Cameroon

Era

Contemporary

Language

French

Genre

Philosophy

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A historical and philosophical analysis of race — how 'Blackness' was constructed as the lowest category of humanity, what this does to the people categorized, and what a 'universal subject' beyond race might look like.

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One of the most important philosophical works on race and Africa in the 21st century

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A historical and philosophical analysis of race — how 'Blackness' was constructed as the lowest category of humanity, what this does to the people categorized, and what a 'universal subject' beyond race might look like. One of the most important philosophical works on race and Africa in the 21st century

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