I'm about a third of the way through Black Marxism by Cedric Robinson right now. It's been interesting to contrast it with Settlers re: the applicability of marxism(-leninism) to contemporary constructions of race and national liberation struggles in the imperial core. So far, it's mostly been a very witty rehashing of Braudel, and a lot of really deep historiography into slave and indigenous rebellions in the americas. I feel like he sort of essentializes the African experience in a way that seems a little reductive. I'm eager to delve into the radical tradition proper and learn from him this weekend. I just need to finish putting my laundry away.
I cant remember the particular page, but theres a section in chapter three where he talks about an African conciousness and epistemology that embraces surrealism as a mode of expression and then said it applied to all African diaspora peoples. In parts I read today he does distinguish between different peoples more consistently.
I'm about a third of the way through Black Marxism by Cedric Robinson right now. It's been interesting to contrast it with Settlers re: the applicability of marxism(-leninism) to contemporary constructions of race and national liberation struggles in the imperial core. So far, it's mostly been a very witty rehashing of Braudel, and a lot of really deep historiography into slave and indigenous rebellions in the americas. I feel like he sort of essentializes the African experience in a way that seems a little reductive. I'm eager to delve into the radical tradition proper and learn from him this weekend. I just need to finish putting my laundry away.
Interesting, I’ve wanted to check out Black Marixsm for a while. In what way would you say it essentialises the African experience?
I cant remember the particular page, but theres a section in chapter three where he talks about an African conciousness and epistemology that embraces surrealism as a mode of expression and then said it applied to all African diaspora peoples. In parts I read today he does distinguish between different peoples more consistently.