Derrida, Harvy, Sklair, Kang, Jameson, Sassen, Mignolo – Global Rhetorics

Derrida – Globalization, Peace, and Cosmopolitanism The discussion of singularity and seriality in the introduction of this volume speaks a lot to my understanding of the Englightened individual in Eastern philosophy.  I know that Alan Watts hits on exactly this notion in one of many lectures on the Tao.  By noting that every event is a singular happening – and that an unending chain of these similarities exists through space time – we... Read More

CCR751 – Freedom Dreams – Kelley

Kelley, Robin. Freedom Dreams:  The Black Radical Imagination. Boston: Beacon Press, 2002. Preface: Kelley rounds the work as a history of social movements – specifically Black radical movements in the US in the 20th century.  It is obvious from the start that the author is committed to socialist causes.  He? states, “the pervasive consumerism and materialism and the stark inequalities that have come to characterize modern life under... Read More