"I Believe in Nothing If Not in Action": African American Humanism and (Embodied) Agency
This article explores African American humanism and reflects on its relationship with Enlightenment humanism, anti-, and posthumanism. It regards African American humanism as an alternative to these philosophies based on an analysis of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man“ and explores how the novel concep...
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Language: | English |
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Regensburg: Current objectives in postgraduate American studies c/o Universität Regensburg/Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
2016-05-01
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Series: | Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://copas.uni-regensburg.de/index.php/copas/article/view/257 |
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Summary: | This article explores African American humanism and reflects on its relationship with Enlightenment humanism, anti-, and posthumanism. It regards African American humanism as an alternative to these philosophies based on an analysis of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man“ and explores how the novel conceptualizes agency. It does so in focusing on three elements: (1) the rejection of authorities, (2) (dis)embodiment, and (3) relationality and concrete action.
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ISSN: | 1861-6127 |