Angela Y Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3630106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Y Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS A Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 400 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Affirmations of Freedom
Affirmations of Freedom Angela Y. Davis (bio) Karl Marx's insistence that "the weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of the weapon, material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses,"1 clearly applies to the role of Ruth Wilson Gilmore's theoretical interventions in promoting the entrance of antiprison and antipolice abolitionist ideas into mainstr…
The fire this time: A conversation with Angela Y. Davis, Herman Gray, Gaye Theresa Johnson, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Josh Kun
Reflections on Haiti
Haiti remains the most significant site of historical freedom struggles in the Western Hemisphere. It is the location not only of the greatest slave rebellion in the Americas, but also of the only
Race, Gender, and the Prison Industrial Complex
Despite the transnational growth of the prison industrial complex and the rapid expansion of the carceral state in the United States and beyond, violence against women in prisons has remained largely invisible. Reports from people inside prisons, amplified by activists on the outside and international human rights organizations documenting prison conditions, highlight rampant violations of human rights behind walls. The gendered nature of racism,…
The Past, Present, and Future of Assata's Message
The Past, Present, and Future of Assata's Message Angela Y. Davis (bio) It is our duty to fight for our freedom.It is our duty to win.We must love each other and support each other.WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS. Anyone who is familiar with the cultural practices associated with Black Lives Matter will immediately recognize the last lines of Assata Shakur's "To My People," written in 1973, shortly after she was arrested. These words are o…
The Great Refusal: Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Movements
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
This is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflicts In these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality and prison abolitionism for today…
Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada
Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an understanding
Deepening the Debate over Mass Incarceration
[Ed. Note: The author responded in writing to questions that we addressed to her in the spring of 2014. – M. A.-J. and J.F.]What we refer to as mass incarceration reflects the soaring prison popula
Critical Refusals and Occupy
Palestine Statement: Justice for Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists
This statement is a call to action by U.S. indigenous and women of color feminists after a visit to Palestine in June 2011
Tributes From Dr. Marable's Colleagues
Manning Marable played such a decisive role in shaping radical theories and practices of liberation in the latter twentieth and early twenty-first centuries that it is not easy to imagine our lives
Commencement Address: University of California Santa Cruz, June 13, 2003
Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation
Politics and Prisons: An Interview with Angela Davis
Writing on the Wall: Prisoners on Punishment
Prison as a Border: A Conversation on Gender, Globalization, and Punishment
Dialogue on Radicalism and the Left: Radicalism Today
Fighting for her Future: Reflections on Human Rights 1 and Women's Prisons in the Netherlands
Part of a larger study of race and gender politics in women's prisons within a transnational, comparative context, this paper is based on a series of interviews conducted with imprisoned women in the Netherlands. We argue that in relation to the US system, the relatively progressive character of the Dutch prison system emanates from its consistent deployment of human rights principles in structuring conditions of custody. We further suggest that …
Afro Images: Politics, Fashion, and Nostalgia
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment
Keynote Address
Complexity, Activism, Optimism: An Interview with Angela Y. Davis
Women, Race and Class
This article examines the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender in shaping the experiences of Black women throughout American history. It argues against a hierarchical approach to oppression, emphasizing the simultaneous and interwoven nature of these systems. The authors analyze how Black women have historically been positioned at the intersection of these power structures, facing unique forms of exploitation and discrimination. They exp…
Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting
(1981). Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting. The Black Scholar: Vol. 12, The Best of the Black Scholar: The Black Woman, pp. 39-45
Women, Race and Class
This article examines the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender in shaping the experiences of Black women throughout American history. It argues against a hierarchical approach to oppression, emphasizing the simultaneous and interwoven nature of these systems. The authors analyze how Black women have historically been positioned at the intersection of these power structures, facing unique forms of exploitation and discrimination. They exp…
Afro Images: Politics, Fashion, and Nostalgia
Race, Gender, and the Prison Industrial Complex
Despite the transnational growth of the prison industrial complex and the rapid expansion of the carceral state in the United States and beyond, violence against women in prisons has remained largely invisible. Reports from people inside prisons, amplified by activists on the outside and international human rights organizations documenting prison conditions, highlight rampant violations of human rights behind walls. The gendered nature of racism,…
Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada
Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an understanding
Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting
(1981). Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting. The Black Scholar: Vol. 12, The Best of the Black Scholar: The Black Woman, pp. 39-45
Prison as a Border: A Conversation on Gender, Globalization, and Punishment
Deepening the Debate over Mass Incarceration
[Ed. Note: The author responded in writing to questions that we addressed to her in the spring of 2014. – M. A.-J. and J.F.]What we refer to as mass incarceration reflects the soaring prison popula
Complexity, Activism, Optimism: An Interview with Angela Y. Davis
Keynote Address
Angela Davis--an autobiography
"The two women wait for the darkest part of night. Only then will they feel safe enough to leave the little house in Echo Park. Outside there may be men with guns or warrants--or both. When the dark is at its deepest, the two women step outside. One of them is Angela Davis. With this scene, a most remarkable woman opens her story. From a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the cent…
The Struggle of Ben Chavis and the Wilmington 10
Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting
(1981). Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting. The Black Scholar: Vol. 12, The Best of the Black Scholar: The Black Woman, pp. 39-45
Women, Race and Class
This article examines the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender in shaping the experiences of Black women throughout American history. It argues against a hierarchical approach to oppression, emphasizing the simultaneous and interwoven nature of these systems. The authors analyze how Black women have historically been positioned at the intersection of these power structures, facing unique forms of exploitation and discrimination. They exp…
Complexity, Activism, Optimism: An Interview with Angela Y. Davis
Keynote Address
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment
Afro Images: Politics, Fashion, and Nostalgia
Fighting for her Future: Reflections on Human Rights 1 and Women's Prisons in the Netherlands
Part of a larger study of race and gender politics in women's prisons within a transnational, comparative context, this paper is based on a series of interviews conducted with imprisoned women in the Netherlands. We argue that in relation to the US system, the relatively progressive character of the Dutch prison system emanates from its consistent deployment of human rights principles in structuring conditions of custody. We further suggest that …
Dialogue on Radicalism and the Left: Radicalism Today
Writing on the Wall: Prisoners on Punishment
Prison as a Border: A Conversation on Gender, Globalization, and Punishment
Politics and Prisons: An Interview with Angela Davis
Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation
Commencement Address: University of California Santa Cruz, June 13, 2003
Tributes From Dr. Marable's Colleagues
Manning Marable played such a decisive role in shaping radical theories and practices of liberation in the latter twentieth and early twenty-first centuries that it is not easy to imagine our lives
Palestine Statement: Justice for Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists
This statement is a call to action by U.S. indigenous and women of color feminists after a visit to Palestine in June 2011
Critical Refusals and Occupy
Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada
Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an understanding
Deepening the Debate over Mass Incarceration
[Ed. Note: The author responded in writing to questions that we addressed to her in the spring of 2014. – M. A.-J. and J.F.]What we refer to as mass incarceration reflects the soaring prison popula
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
This is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflicts In these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality and prison abolitionism for today…
The Great Refusal: Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Movements
The Past, Present, and Future of Assata's Message
The Past, Present, and Future of Assata's Message Angela Y. Davis (bio) It is our duty to fight for our freedom.It is our duty to win.We must love each other and support each other.WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS. Anyone who is familiar with the cultural practices associated with Black Lives Matter will immediately recognize the last lines of Assata Shakur's "To My People," written in 1973, shortly after she was arrested. These words are o…
Race, Gender, and the Prison Industrial Complex
Despite the transnational growth of the prison industrial complex and the rapid expansion of the carceral state in the United States and beyond, violence against women in prisons has remained largely invisible. Reports from people inside prisons, amplified by activists on the outside and international human rights organizations documenting prison conditions, highlight rampant violations of human rights behind walls. The gendered nature of racism,…
Reflections on Haiti
Haiti remains the most significant site of historical freedom struggles in the Western Hemisphere. It is the location not only of the greatest slave rebellion in the Americas, but also of the only
Sociology (20 works) · Political science (19 works) · Gender Studies (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Politics (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Race, History, and American Society (7 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)