A world without most of us
Achille Mbembe's Critique of Black Reason and the politics of postcolonial critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3878091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle M Wright (Emory University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-258 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09213740251363760 |
| OpenAlex | W4412841686 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In this essay I review Achille Mbembe Critique of Black Reason by offering a critical analysis through both postcolonial and earlier Enlightenment thought on notions of reason and critique. The review concludes by arguing that Mbembe's narrow focus on specific Black populations to speak for the whole of the world, and the lack of discussion on gender and sexuality render an otherwise promising project with few applicable or actionable concepts
Political science · Politics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Law · South African History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |