文档介绍：davidson, gines, marcano gines, davidson,
PHILOSOPHY / AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES / WOMEN’S STUDIES
convergences
black feminism and continental philosophy convergences
maria del guadalupe davidson, kathryn t. gines, and
donna-dale l. marcano, editors
foreword by beverly guy-sheftall
afterword by e yancy
A range of themes—race and gender, sexuality, otherness, sisterhood, and agency—
run throughout this collection, and the chapters constitute a collective discourse at
the intersection of Black feminist thought and continental philosophy, converging
on a similar set of questions and concerns. These convergences are not random or
forced, but are in many ways natural and necessary: the same issues of agency, iden-
tity, alienation, and power inevitably are addressed by both camps. Never before
has a group of scholars worked together to examine the resources these two tradi-
tions can offer one another. By bringing the relationship between these two critical
fields of thought to the forefront, the book will encourage scholars to engage in
new dialogues about how each can inform the other. If contemporary philosophy is
troubled by the fact that it can be too limited, too closed, too white, too male, then convergences
this groundbreaking book confronts and challenges these problems.
“Convergences is an excellent and timely collection by mostly young scholars work-
ing at the intersections of critical race theory, feminism, and continental philoso-
phy. This unique book expands the scope of both Black feminism and continental
philosophy.”
— Kelly Oliver, author of Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media
Maria del Guadalupe Davidson is Assistant Professor of African and African-
American Studies, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies
at the University of Oklahoma. She is coeditor (with e Yancy) of Critical
Perspectives on bell hooks. Kathryn T. Gines is Assistant Professor of Philosophy
at Penn State U