Christopher J Lebron
Biographic Data
| ID | 161073 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Lebron |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lebron |
| SIGNATURE | LEBRON C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Response
In January 2015, I was privileged and fortunate to have my first large-scale opportunity to publish what we in my discipline refer to as “public philosophy”. On 18 January 2015, “The Stone”, the Ne
Paul Gilroy, The Black Atlantic
Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness has, since its publication, been a foundational text for scholars working at the intersection of race, culture, and political thought. This chapter identifies three themes that structure Gilroy’s expansive argument and make it enduring. First, Gilroy offers juxtaposing analyses of the role of roots and routes in the history of black trans-Atlantic culture. Second, it argues that…
The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea
Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and incendiary campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J. Lebron argues in this book, the sentiment behind it is not; the plea and demand that " comes out of a much o…
How Americans make race: Stories, institutions and spaces
Equality from a Human Point of View
Racial inequality remains a persistent feature of American life. Despite the prominent place the idea of equality holds in the tradition of political philosophy, we remain without an effective conception appropriate for the experience of racial inequality. In this paper, I re-frame debates around equality and egalitarianism by reflecting on some of James Baldwin's more strident arguments in his 1965 debate with William Buckley. I suggest he press…
The Color of Our Shame: Race and Justice in Our Time
Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Shame and Method Chapter 2 - The Problem of Social Value Chapter 3 - Marshall's Lament Chapter 4 - The Souls of American Folk Chapter 5 - Racial Justice In Our Time Epilogue - The Agony of a Racial Democracy Notes Index
Equality from a Human Point of View
Racial inequality remains a persistent feature of American life. Despite the prominent place the idea of equality holds in the tradition of political philosophy, we remain without an effective conception appropriate for the experience of racial inequality. In this paper, I re-frame debates around equality and egalitarianism by reflecting on some of James Baldwin's more strident arguments in his 1965 debate with William Buckley. I suggest he press…
The Color of Our Shame: Race and Justice in Our Time
Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Shame and Method Chapter 2 - The Problem of Social Value Chapter 3 - Marshall's Lament Chapter 4 - The Souls of American Folk Chapter 5 - Racial Justice In Our Time Epilogue - The Agony of a Racial Democracy Notes Index
Equality from a Human Point of View
Racial inequality remains a persistent feature of American life. Despite the prominent place the idea of equality holds in the tradition of political philosophy, we remain without an effective conception appropriate for the experience of racial inequality. In this paper, I re-frame debates around equality and egalitarianism by reflecting on some of James Baldwin's more strident arguments in his 1965 debate with William Buckley. I suggest he press…
How Americans make race: Stories, institutions and spaces
Paul Gilroy, The Black Atlantic
Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness has, since its publication, been a foundational text for scholars working at the intersection of race, culture, and political thought. This chapter identifies three themes that structure Gilroy’s expansive argument and make it enduring. First, Gilroy offers juxtaposing analyses of the role of roots and routes in the history of black trans-Atlantic culture. Second, it argues that…
The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea
Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and incendiary campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J. Lebron argues in this book, the sentiment behind it is not; the plea and demand that " comes out of a much o…
The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Response
In January 2015, I was privileged and fortunate to have my first large-scale opportunity to publish what we in my discipline refer to as “public philosophy”. On 18 January 2015, “The Stone”, the Ne
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