Journal article
Response to Weddington: More Lessons from Afro-pessimism
Sociology of race and ethnicity (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Vol.5(2), pp.289-293
04/2019
DOI: 10.1177/2332649218807732
Abstract
In this response to George Weddington’s critique of their recent article, the authors argue that Weddington rightfully critiques them for not paying enough attention to the role of psychoanalysis (exemplified by Frantz Fanon) in Afro-pessimist theory and for not giving primacy to the political ontology of blackness in Afro-pessimist thought. However, his critique is hindered by his mischaracterizing the authors’ argument as saying that black political ontology is merely different, not singular, and his lack of engagement with the authors’ analysis of critical race theory. The authors address these issues and suggest that Weddington’s reading of Afro-pessimist claims as empirically unverifiable is inconsistent with his proposal for incorporating the theory into ethnographic projects and would lead to the abandonment of the sociological project.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Response to Weddington: More Lessons from Afro-pessimism
- Creators
- Antonia Randolph - Winston-Salem State UniversityVictor Erik Ray - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleMegan Underhill - University of North Carolina at AshevilleDavid Luke - University of Michigan–Flint
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sociology of race and ethnicity (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Vol.5(2), pp.289-293
- DOI
- 10.1177/2332649218807732
- ISSN
- 2332-6492
- eISSN
- 2332-6506
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2019
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; African American Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984201125902771
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