Philosophy Of The Black Experience Conference

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The Philosophy of The Black Experience Conference focuses on the black experience throughout human history to explore the significant contributions and denials of the black race in world civilization. The conference is a philosophical interrogation of black experience in global and national affairs; hence it welcomes papers in all areas of intellectualism that articulate the philosophy of the black experience in any area of human endeavors.

Today, the demand/struggle for racial equality, identity, and justice by populations racialized as Black (and other people of color) in the United States and anywhere around the world remain issues of pressing philosophical concern. The struggle for equality and justice requires not only theoretical articulations but also practical accounts upon which to make the demands. Thus, the contributions of the Black race and continent to global civilization need exploration, showcasing, and articulations because they are neither fully appreciated nor given due global recognition.

Conference Information

Conference Program

Please refer to the conference program, which is the best guide regarding the date, time, venues, and sessions of the meeting.

Conference Program 

Featured Speakers

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

DrOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is an assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and is teaching a spring 2021 class supported through the Berkley Center's Doyle Seminars project. His theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, anti-colonial thought, German transcendental philosophy, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, and histories of activism and activist thinkers.

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Plenary Speaker

Dr. Leonard Harris

Dr. Harris is a editor of Philosophy Born of Struggle (1983) and three books on the philosopher Alain Locke.  Harris is the author of  “struggle philosophy,” an approach to philosophy that is different from the Socratic dialogue method, the ethics of insurrection, critical pragmatism, advocacy aesthetics and the concept of racism as “necro-being.”  A graduate of Central State University, Ohio, and Cornel University, Harris is a professor of philosophy at Purdue University, Board member of the Philosophy Born of Struggle Association and the Alain L. Locke Society.