

Afropessimism
Author: Frank B. Wilderson, III
Narrator: Frank B. Wilderson, III
Unabridged: 13 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/07/2020
Author: Frank B. Wilderson, III
Narrator: Frank B. Wilderson, III
Unabridged: 13 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/07/2020
Again, the Slave wakes up in the morning wondering, What will these Humans do to my flesh? A hydraulics of anxiety that is very different than exploitation and alienation. Afropessimism apparently wasn’t written for me but I’m not sure if there is an intended reader? It isn’t prescriptive, it offers......more
The way Wilderson weaves in theory with personal narrative makes this a good read. His writing about his experiences in South Africa were especially fascinating. But there are limitations to using only his personal experiences to explain Afropessimism, and I think this book would have been a lot str......more
A conjuring trick. This thing isn’t really what it looks like. In the stunning first edition by Liveright, it looks like an upmarket hardcover book. Gorgeous dust jacket, dreamy heft to the pages, brilliant typeface and packaging. One is easily lured into thinking, as I was, that it can be read conv......more
As a critical theory, afro-pessimism makes three important claims: first, blackness was and remains synonymous with slavery, second, the social category "human" (that which is not black) is reinforced and replenished by persistent anti-black violence, and third, humanist theories of progress and lib......more
Whoa, like just WTF? Thoughts still marinating (7/23) with full review to come once the mind has cleared and processed the challenges to my critical thinking skills! 7/28.Fully processed, I think. If you fancy yourself a critical thinker, this text is your final exam. I mean this is serious business......more