Salutations My Dearest Reader, This week has been quite crazy. Nevertheless, it is time for another blog post. This past week in class, I brought up how vintage beauty ads perpetuated the idea that white was beautiful. In this blog post, I will discuss some of these vintage beauty ads. I first discovered this idea … Continue reading Black is Beautiful
Mingus and the Little Rock Nine
For a bit, I plan to continue to do more research in how the Black Power Movement has manifested and spread its message through music, specifically jazz. This topic, as I have previously mentioned, is something that I have an interest in and it is one of the topics that I have in mind for … Continue reading Mingus and the Little Rock Nine
How Black Women Transformed the BPM
While I know several of us have decided to look at the Black Power Movement and Black Radicalism through the lens of Feminist Theory, I believe that it is one of the most important, and often ignored aspects of the movement. I spent much time researching trying to find the perfect article or book that … Continue reading How Black Women Transformed the BPM
Then And Now
I think that one really interesting way to analyze the Black Power Movement would be through a reader response criticism. In a reader response criticism, the focus of the text shifts from the text itself to the reader, whose personal thoughts and experiences influence and inform the meaning of the text. Withthis approach, there is … Continue reading Then And Now
Feminist Theory and Black Women for Freedom
I believe Feminist Theory would greatly help in the study of Black Radicalism, simply because throughout history women have been a minority simply for being women, but being African-American makes them doubly so and the focus of Feminist Theory is to bring attention to the women who have fought for the same freedoms that men, … Continue reading Feminist Theory and Black Women for Freedom
Africana Critical Theory
Africana Critical Theory applies to black radicalism by bringing a philosophical approach to the culture, and especially literature, that would confront the social, historical, and ideological forces and structures that produce and constrain it. The Black Panthers were part of the Black Radicalist movement that utilized a grassroots network of individuals to advocate for progress, … Continue reading Africana Critical Theory
The Woman Question
In Kimberly Springer's article, "Black Feminists Respond to Black Power Masculinism," in The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era, edited by Peniel E. Joseph, she points out the unique situation of black women. While they found support from fellow black people on race issues through the Black Power Movement, a lot of … Continue reading The Woman Question
Disability Studies and the Black Panther Party
Blog topic this week is "critical theory/approach" - choose a theory that you think would help in the study of Black Radicalism and include a citation for at least one book/article you'd recommend to your classmates. For this weeks post I'd like to take a look at disability studies and the Black Panther Party. Often … Continue reading Disability Studies and the Black Panther Party
Black Radicalism and Psychoanalysis
I had drawn a connection in class on Wednesday about psychoanalytic theory and that it may be something to look into when thinking about Black Radicalism. Something that struck me while discussing things such as the phases mentioned in Chapter 2 of Van Deburg’s book was that the similarity of phases and growth within the … Continue reading Black Radicalism and Psychoanalysis
Marxism and Black Radicalism
One critical theory to consider is the link between Marxism and Black Radicalism. Marxism analyzes class and social conflict, "including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat" (1). Comparing this to Black radicalism shows the transformation of Black lives and resistance of the norm required to make … Continue reading Marxism and Black Radicalism
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