Black Men from behind the Veil - Ontological Interrogations (Hardcover)

The Black male scholars within this important book are painfully aware that the brutal murder of George Floyd was not due to a few "bad apples." They understand that they are perceived as "threats" and "criminals" within a distorted white imaginary that is embedded with processes of mythopoetic construction, racial capitalism, and a deep anti-Black male social ontology. Edited by prominent philosopher George Yancy, Black Men from behind the Veil: Ontological Interrogations emphasizes the importance of Black male epistemic agency and courage to speak the truth regarding an America that values Black male life on the cheap and that attempts to control the movement of Black men, their capacity to breathe, and their being through anti-Black technologies of surveillance, confinement, policing, and white nation-building. There is no single monolithic Black male voice that dominates this crucial and necessary text. Each voice speaks of pain behind the Veil, revealing narrative specificity and an important recursive truth: Black men, within the white American psyche, are both necessary and yet disposable. The existential and sociohistorical weight of this truth is made painfully clear through the voices of these Black men.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Philosophy of Race
Release date:	2022
Editors:	George Yancy
Contributors:	Houston A. Baker Jr • Semassa Boko • Tommy J. Curry • Arnold L Farr • A. Todd Franklin • Timothy J. Golden • William David Hart • Floyd W. Hayes III • Clevis Headley
Dimensions:	228 x 158 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-1-66690-647-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-66690-647-6
Barcode:	9781666906479

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