George Weddington
Biographic Data
| ID | 117925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Weddington |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Weddington |
| SIGNATURE | WEDDINGTON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6901-0256 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Afro-pessimism and a posthuman sociology
This article is a brief, retrospective overview of key deliberations within afro-pessimism with an eye toward how sociologists have, and can continue to engage with the paradigm. The anchoring theoretical and epistemological puzzle for the article is whether and how afro-pessimism can be used for sociological analysis of race within the latest technological transformations in artificial intelligence and computational power. To think through this …
Black Ecology and Critical Environmental Justice
How do we make sense of—and adequately strive against or put an end to—the socioecological violence that so tenaciously adheres to black life? In response to this question, this essay contributes to the collective endeavor toward a black (radical) ecology, as an ever-necessary and ever-evolving knowledge and practice of insurgency. More specifically, we take the opportunity we reflect upon what David N. Pellow identifies as the pillars of critica…
Racial Change and Black Movement Emergence
This article contributes to sociological understandings of race and social movements by reassessing the phenomenon of social movement emergence for Black social movements. Broadly, it addresses the possibility of organizational support for Black social movements. More narrowly, it seeks to understand the emergence of Black movements and racial change as outcomes of organizational transformation, specifically using the case of how the mixed-race p…
Political Ontology and Race Research
This article is a critical response to a previous article by Victor Ray, Antonia Randolph, Megan Underhill, and David Luke that sought to incorporate lessons from Afro-pessimism for sociological research on race. Specifically, in their article, the authors emphasize conclusions from Afro-pessimism in their assessment of its lessons for theories of racial progress and labor-market research. In reviewing the work of key thinkers in the approach of …
Black Ecology and Critical Environmental Justice
How do we make sense of—and adequately strive against or put an end to—the socioecological violence that so tenaciously adheres to black life? In response to this question, this essay contributes to the collective endeavor toward a black (radical) ecology, as an ever-necessary and ever-evolving knowledge and practice of insurgency. More specifically, we take the opportunity we reflect upon what David N. Pellow identifies as the pillars of critica…
Political Ontology and Race Research
This article is a critical response to a previous article by Victor Ray, Antonia Randolph, Megan Underhill, and David Luke that sought to incorporate lessons from Afro-pessimism for sociological research on race. Specifically, in their article, the authors emphasize conclusions from Afro-pessimism in their assessment of its lessons for theories of racial progress and labor-market research. In reviewing the work of key thinkers in the approach of …
Racial Change and Black Movement Emergence
This article contributes to sociological understandings of race and social movements by reassessing the phenomenon of social movement emergence for Black social movements. Broadly, it addresses the possibility of organizational support for Black social movements. More narrowly, it seeks to understand the emergence of Black movements and racial change as outcomes of organizational transformation, specifically using the case of how the mixed-race p…
Political Ontology and Race Research
This article is a critical response to a previous article by Victor Ray, Antonia Randolph, Megan Underhill, and David Luke that sought to incorporate lessons from Afro-pessimism for sociological research on race. Specifically, in their article, the authors emphasize conclusions from Afro-pessimism in their assessment of its lessons for theories of racial progress and labor-market research. In reviewing the work of key thinkers in the approach of …
Black Ecology and Critical Environmental Justice
How do we make sense of—and adequately strive against or put an end to—the socioecological violence that so tenaciously adheres to black life? In response to this question, this essay contributes to the collective endeavor toward a black (radical) ecology, as an ever-necessary and ever-evolving knowledge and practice of insurgency. More specifically, we take the opportunity we reflect upon what David N. Pellow identifies as the pillars of critica…
Racial Change and Black Movement Emergence
This article contributes to sociological understandings of race and social movements by reassessing the phenomenon of social movement emergence for Black social movements. Broadly, it addresses the possibility of organizational support for Black social movements. More narrowly, it seeks to understand the emergence of Black movements and racial change as outcomes of organizational transformation, specifically using the case of how the mixed-race p…
Afro-pessimism and a posthuman sociology
This article is a brief, retrospective overview of key deliberations within afro-pessimism with an eye toward how sociologists have, and can continue to engage with the paradigm. The anchoring theoretical and epistemological puzzle for the article is whether and how afro-pessimism can be used for sociological analysis of race within the latest technological transformations in artificial intelligence and computational power. To think through this …
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Race (biology (2 works) · Race, History, and American Society (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works)