History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

HAP 134 - The Marx Brothers - Cedric J. Robinson

Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.

HAP 133 - John Drabinski on Edouard Glissant

The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.

HAP 132 - French Creolizing - Edouard Glissant and the Creolité Movement

Poet, novelist, playwright and philosopher Edouard Glissant, his theory of "creolization", and the Creolists who were influence by him. 

HAP 131 - Mixed Messages - Black British Cultural Studies

Stuart Hall pioneers “cultural studies,” offering tools for analysis of films, television, fiction and music that were put to use by followers like Paul Gilroy and Hazel Carby.

HAP 130 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on... Himself!

The great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o joins us to speak about his career, his influences, and the power and politics of language.

HAP 129 - Afrophone Home - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

How one of Kenya's greatest writers came to argue that African literature should be written in African languages.

HAP 128 - Marginal Comments - bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins

We bring the story of black feminism up to the turn of the century with the incisive works of bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins.

HAP 127 - Knowing the Difference - Audre Lorde

In poetry and prose, especially her collection "Sister Outsider," Audre Lorde explores ideas of difference, eroticism, and feminist theory.

HAP 126 - Fugitive for Justice - Angela Davis

The eventful life and penetrating philosophy of Angela Davis, an icon of resistance deeply informed by Marxism and influential on black feminist thought.

HAP 125 - Phenomenal Woman - The Black Women’s Literary Renaissance

Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker explore the themes of black feminism (or “womanism”) in their fiction. Warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual violence and suicide.