Utopia and Crisis

This essay thinks through the relationship between dystopia and utopia, in particular, how the constellation of past and present in radical demands amid state and economic violence (what Weinbaum calls black feminism's philosophy of history) is that which creates “crisis”—an estrangement from t...

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Published in:Philosophy & rhetoric Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 272 - 278
Main Author: Happe, Kelly E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 15-06-2020
Penn State University Press
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Summary:This essay thinks through the relationship between dystopia and utopia, in particular, how the constellation of past and present in radical demands amid state and economic violence (what Weinbaum calls black feminism's philosophy of history) is that which creates “crisis”—an estrangement from the present, a reclaiming of past insurgency, and the possibilities for other worlds.
ISSN:0031-8213
1527-2079
DOI:10.5325/philrhet.53.3.0272