PHL 217 - Africana Philosophy

Course Units: 1

This course focuses on modern African political philosophy, from a global perspective. In particular, we will consider African philosophy’s critique of modern politics, which divides people into smaller and more individual identities, and consider the concepts of community, solidarity, and unity found in African traditions. We will focus on philosophers connected to Pan-Africanism, and read figures such as Kwasu Wiredu, Kwame Gyekye, C. L. R. James, W. E. B. Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, Amílcar Cabral, Claudia Jones, and Angela
Davis. CQ: HUM, LCC, GSPE, GCHF ISP: AFR