Title African American contributions to the Americas' cultures : a critical edition of lectures by Alain Locke / Jacoby Adeshei Carter

Published New York, NY, U.S.A. : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (188 pages) Series African American philosophy and the African diaspora African American philosophy and the African diaspora. Contents Race, culture, and democracy -- The African heritage and its cultural significance -- The Negro's position in North American culture -- The Negro's sociological position in the United States -- Negro achievement in the United States -- The Negro in the three Americas -- "Like rum in the punch": the quest for cultural democracy Summary This book is a critical edition of six lectures by Alain Leroy Locke, the intellectual progenitor of the Harlem Renaissance. In them, Locke offers an Inter-American philosophical account of important contributions made by Afrodescendant peoples to the art, literature, and culture of various American societies. Locke offers a prescient vision of the intersection of the three Americas: Latin (South) America, the Caribbean, and North America. The book has two main parts: First, are the lectures, which all relate to the themes of black cultural contributions throughout the Americas, minority representation and marginalization in democratic contexts, the ethics of racial representation, the notion of cultural transformation and transparency, and the ethical issues involved in cross-cultural exchanges. The second portion of the book is a critical interpretive essay that elucidates the Inter-American philosophical significance of the lectures and their relevance to current philosophical discussions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 17, 2016) Subject African Americans -- Intellectual life. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy. Political science -- Philosophy. Social sciences -- Philosophy. Ethnicity. Philosophy philosophy. ethnicity. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African Americans -- Intellectual life Ethnicity Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy Political science -- Philosophy Social sciences -- Philosophy SUBJECT America -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004263 Subject America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137565723 1137565721

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