{"product_id":"black-panther-and-philosophy-9781119635840","title":"Black Panther and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore the fascinating historical and contemporary philosophical issues that arise in Black Panther In Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer The World, a diverse panel of experts delivers incisive critical reflections on the Oscar-winning 2018 film, Black Panther, and the comic book mythology that preceded it. The collection explores historical and contemporary issuesincluding colonialism, slavery, the Black Lives Matter movement, intersectionality, and identityraised by the superhero tale. Beyond discussions of the influences of race and ethnicity on the most critically and culturally significant movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this book presents the moral, feminist, metaphysical, epistemological, existential, and Afrofuturistic issues framing Black Panther's narrative. The explorations of these issues shed light on our increasingly interconnected world and allow the reader to consider engaging questions like: Should Wakanda rule the world?Was Killmonger actual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: One Single Tribe xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Few Words from the Wakandan International Outreach Centre 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez and Timothy E. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Yibambe! 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Challenge Day: Tradition and Revolution in Wakanda 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmond Boudreaux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Transforming Wakanda: Justice (or Not?) in \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Bein and Deana Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sins of the Fathers: Historical Injustice and Its Repair in \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Almassi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 “What Would You Have Wakanda Do about It?”: \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e, Global Justice, and African Philosophy 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Hobden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 T’Challa’s Liberalism and Killmonger’s Pan-Africanism 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen C.W. Graves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Wakanda Forever! 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Panther Virtue: The Many Roles of T’Challa 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark D. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Should Wakanda Take Over the World? The Ethics of International Power 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 T’Challa, the Revolutionary King: Legitimation Crises in Wakanda 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin J. Porter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 T’Challa’s Machiavellian Methods 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan J. Drake and Matthew B. Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Understanding the Reigns of T’Challa and Killmonger through Hannah Arendt 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJolynna Sinanan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Heart-Shaped Herb 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Beastly Boys: The Racial-Sexual Politics of Meat 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofia Huerter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Panther Mystique: Wakandan Feminism Demystified 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Lenore Wright and Edwardo Pérez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Ancestral Plane: Metaphysical Mystery or Meaningful Metaphor? 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean A. Kowalski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Afterlife of Erik Killmonger in African Philosophy 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul A. Dottin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Wakandan Resources: The Epistemological Reality of \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e’s Fiction 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuby Komic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Vibranium 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 When Tech Meets Tradition: How Wakandan Technology Transcends Anti-Blackness 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy E. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Vibranium Dreams and Afrofuturist Visions: Technology, Nature, and Culture 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessio Gerola\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e’s Afrofuturism: Reconnecting Neural and Cultural Pathways 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Gormley, Benjamin D. Wendorf, and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan Solinsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Wakanda and the Dilemma of Racial Utopianism 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuan M. Floyd-Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Value of Vibranium 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Black Lives Matter 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Dismantling the Master’s House with the Master’s Tools 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanayi M. Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 An Impossible Return? (Anti)Colonialism in\/of \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulio C. Covarrubias-Cabeza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 T’Challa’s Dream and Killmonger’s Means: Echoes of MLK and Malcolm X 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerald Browning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 “It’s Time They Knew the Truth about Us! We’re Warriors!”: \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003eand the Black Panther Party 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Joan Kohoutek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Fear of a Black Museum: Black Existentialism in \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles F. Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407105499479,"sku":"9781119635840","price":16.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119635840.jpg?v=1730498195","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-panther-and-philosophy-9781119635840","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}