A Black existential perspective on Afrofuturity and the law

This essay examines Africana Black existential conditions of Afrofuturity and some of the expectations they may pose for justifying the law. The discussion summarizes the Sankofic dimensions of this kind of thought and the challenges they address for the understanding and alleviation of problems imp...

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Published in:The Georgetown law journal 2024-06, Vol.112 (6), p.1409-1435
Main Author: Gordon, Lewis R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Afrofuturism
Analysis
Autonomy
Black people
Capitalism
Existentialism
Humanity
Law enforcement
Laws, regulations and rules
Political aspects
Politics
Redemption (Law)
Slavery
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Summary:This essay examines Africana Black existential conditions of Afrofuturity and some of the expectations they may pose for justifying the law. The discussion summarizes the Sankofic dimensions of this kind of thought and the challenges they address for the understanding and alleviation of problems imposed on humankind by the emergence of Euromodern hegemony and its racialized anthropology, conceptions of freedom, crises of justification, and problematic search for redemption. The essay presents Africana Black existential responses, including kinds of political responsibility and understandings of the existential political commitment they pose. The thesis is that those commitments entail the law playing an important role for people building societies in which they can live livable lives.
ISSN:0016-8092