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Book SynopsisThe Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) has gained worldwide visibility as a grassroots social justice movement distinguished by a decentralized, non-hierarchal mode of organization, and in 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the country shook America''s moral conscience to its core. M4BL rose to prominence in part thanks to its protests against police brutality and misconduct directed at Black Americans. However, its animating concerns are far broader, calling for a wide range of economic, political, legal, and cultural measures to address what it terms a war against Black people, as well as the shared struggle with all oppressed people. Yet despite the significance of the social, political, and economic goals of M4BL, as well as the innovative organizational leadership strategies it employs, M4BL has so far received little sustained philosophical attention. The Movement for Black Lives: Philosophical Perspectives brings philosophical analysis to bear on the aims, strategies, policy p
Trade ReviewFor scholars and laity in the fields of race studies or philosophy, this book offers an important examination of the theoretical foundations and issues of social and political philosophy. The uniqueness of this book is that the essays offer both support for and critiques of the foundational assumptions and arguments underlying different scholarly/activist positions. The volume also provides a theoretical discussion of how to move away from leadership--oriented activism/scholarship and toward democratic/cooperative-oriented activism/scholarship. Though clearly rooted in philosophy, chapters are accessible to readers of all levels. This would be an excellent book for class discussion and student research. * L. L. Lovern, Valdosta State University, CHOICE *
This volume is evidence of the fruitfulness of philosophical reflection on and engagement with social movements, as well as being an important contribution to the literature on racial justice. For those looking for philosophical insights into the Movement for Black Lives, this book is essential reading. * Andrew Valls, Criminal Law and Philosophy *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I - The Value of Black Lives 1. What "Black Lives Matter" Should Mean, Brandon Hogan 2. "And He Ate Jim Crow": Racist Ideology as False Consciousness, Vanessa Wills 3. He Never Mattered: Poor Black Males and the Dark Logic of Intersectional Invisibility, Tommy J. Curry Part II - Theorizing Racial Justice 4. Reconsidering Reparations: The Movement for Black Lives and Self-Determination, Olúfemi O. Táíwò 5. The Movement for Black Lives and Transitional Justice, Colleen Murphy Part III - The Language of M4BL 6. Positive Propaganda and the Pragmatics of Protest, Michael Randall Barnes 7. Value-Based Protest Slogans: An Argument for Reorientation, Myisha Cherry 8. The Movement for Black Lives and the Language of Liberation, Ian Olasov Part IV -M4BL, Anti-Black Racism, and Punishment 9. Can Capital Punishment Survive if Black Lives Matter?, Michael Cholbi and Alex Madva 10. Sentencing Leniency for Black Offenders, Benjamin S. Yost Part V - Strategy and Solidarity 11. The Violence of Leadership in Black Lives Matter, Dana Francisco Miranda 12. Speaking For, Speaking With, and Shutting Up: Models of Solidarity and the Pragmatics of Truth Telling, Mark Norris Lance 13. Sky's the Limit: A Case-Study in Envisioning Real Anti-Racist Utopias, Keyvan Shafiei
