Francis Abiola Irele (commonly Abiola Irele, 22 May 1936 – 2 July 2017) was a Nigerian academic best known as the doyen of Africanist literary scholars worldwide. He was Provost at Kwara State University, founded in 2009 in Ilorin, Nigeria. Before moving back to Nigeria, Irele was Visiting Professor of African and African American Studies and of Romance Languages and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Africana Philosophers
Friday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born 1962) is an American philosopher who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, phenomenology, philosophy of existence, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of race and racism, philosophies of liberation, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of religion. He has written … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Thursday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Tommy J. Curry is an author and full professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is the first African-American ever promoted to the rank of professor in the department of philosophy's history at Texas A&M University. Curry received his masters at DePaul University and his doctorate in philosophy from Southern Illinois University. His main research areas … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Wednesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Laurence Thomas is Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Syracuse University. Thomas is noted for his work on moral luck, social philosophy and American Blacks and Jews. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Tuesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Anthony B. Pinn is an American professor, author, and public intellectual working at the intersections of African-American religion, constructive theology, and humanist thought. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Research and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy