What's My Name: Black Vernacular Intellectuals

by Grant Farred

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Whom does society consider an intellectual and on what grounds? Antonio Gramsci's democratic vision of intelligence famously suggested that "all men are intellectuals," yet within academic circles and among the general public, intellectuals continue to be defined by narrow, elite criteria. In this study of four celebrated citizens of the African diaspora--American boxer Muhammad Ali, West Indian Marxist critic C. L. R. James, British cultural theorist...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816633177

ISBN13:9780816633173

Release Date:September 2003

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:2.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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African-American Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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