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Black Existentialism

Black Existentialism is a subfield of Africana philosophy and strand of existential thought that examines the conditions and meaning of existence from the standpoint of racialized Black experience, foregrounding collective consciousness, alterity, and liberation in response to anti-Black oppression and white supremacy.

16

Publications

599

Citations

17

Authors

9

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

16

Biko lives!: contesting the legacies of Steve Biko

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 97 citations

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Fear of Black Consciousness

Edward O’Byrn · The Philosophical Quarterly · 2022 · 68 citations

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The Concept of the Black Subject in Fanon

Tendayi Sithole · Journal of Black Studies · 2015 · 59 citations

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To Be(come) Young, Gay, and Black: Lorraine Hansberry’s Existentialist Routes to Anticolonialism

Cheryl Higashida · American Quarterly · 2008 · 57 citations

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Black Existentialism: Extending the Discourse on Meaning and Existence

Linwood G. Vereen, Lisa A. Wines, Tamiko L. Lemberger-Truelove et al. · The Journal of Humanistic Counseling · 2017 · 46 citations

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Authors

17

  1. TS
    Tendayi Sithole

    University of South Africa, South Africa

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  2. NM
    Natasha M. Howard

    Syracuse University, United States

    1 publications · 46 citations

    1

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  3. LR
    Lewis R. Gordon

    Temple University, United States

    1 publications · 44 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. LD
    Lorraine Dixon

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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  5. CH
    Cheryl Higashida

    1 publications · 57 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

9

  1. University of South Africa

    Pretoria, South Africa

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    106 citations

  2. African Studies Centre

    Leiden, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  3. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  4. Queens College, CUNY

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  5. Montclair State University

    Montclair, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  6. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  7. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 123 citations

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  2. Journal of Black Studies

    2 publications · 97 citations

    2

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  3. The Journal of Pan-African Studies

    1 publications · 12 citations

    1

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  4. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)

    Repository · 1 publications · 44 citations

    1

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  5. Toronto Journal of Theology

    TJT · 1 publications · 32 citations

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