Book ID: CBB608692628

On Black Media Philosophy (2022)

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Armond R. Towns (Author)


University of California Press


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 242
Language: English

Who is the human in media philosophy? Although media philosophers have argued since the twentieth century that media are fundamental to being human, this question has not been explicitly asked and answered in the field. Armond R. Towns demonstrates that humanity in media philosophy has implicitly referred to a social Darwinian understanding of the human as a Western, white, male, capitalist figure. Building on concepts from Black studies and cultural studies, Towns develops an insightful critique of this dominant conception of the human in media philosophy and introduces a foundation for Black media philosophy. Delving into the narratives of the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Black Panther Party, and the digitization of Michael Brown’s killing, On Black Media Philosophy deftly illustrates that media are not only important for Western Humanity but central to alternative Black epistemologies and other ways of being human.

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Authors & Contributors
Emanuela Piga Bruni
Kloppenburg, Sanneke
Dalibert, Lucie
Van Den Eede, Yoni
Ellen C. Scott
Sharon, Tamar
Concepts
Mass media
Popular culture
Philosophy of technology
Technology and race
Human beings
Mass media and culture
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, late
17th century
Places
United States
Thailand
France
Great Britain
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