History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

HAP 101 - Crossing Paths - the Last Years of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

After 1963, the views of Malcolm X and MLK came closer together, on topics including internationalism, political engagement, and economics.

HAP 100 - Chike Jeffers on the Early Twentieth Century

Chike joins Peter to look back at our coverage of Africana philosophy in the first half of the 20th century.

HAP 99 - American Nightmare - Malcolm X

The life and career of Malcolm X up to 1963, with a focus on his separatist black nationalism and his critique of non-violent protest.

HAP 98 - Meena Krishnamurthy on Martin Luther King Jr

An interview about the role of the emotions, including anger and feelings of dignity, with MLK expert Meena Krishnamurthy.

HAP 97 - American Dream - Martin Luther King Jr.

The story of Martin Luther King Jr. up to 1963, focusing on the development of his philosophy of nonviolence.

HAP 96 - A Lover’s War - James Baldwin

In "The Fire Next Time" and other writings, the essayist and novelist James Baldwin seeks to dispel the illusions surrounding racial and sexual difference.

HAP 95 - Black and Blue - Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison provides a new metaphor for the experience of racism in his Invisible Man and tackles topics of art and identity in his essays.

HAP 94 - How Did You Happen? - Richard Wright

Famous for his incendiary novel Native Son, Richard Wright responds in his multifaceted writings to sociology, communism, colonialism, and existentialism.

HAP 93 - Carole Boyce Davies on Claudia Jones

Interview guest Carole Boyce Davies joins us to talk about the radical ideas of Claudia Jones. 

HAP 92 - Half the World - Claudia Jones

Claudia Jones argues that Communism provides the remedy for racism and imperialism.