African American Contributions to the Americas' Cultures [electronic resource] : A Critical Edition of Lectures by Alain Locke /
Carter, Jacoby Adeshei.author.
Carter, Jacoby Adeshei,1979-editor.
 This book is a critical edition of six lectures by Alain Leroy Locke, the intellectual progenitor of the Harlem Renaissance. In them, Locke offers an Inter-American philosophical account of important contributions made by Afrodescendant peoples to the art, literature, and culture of various American societies. Locke offers a prescient vision of the intersection of the three Americas: Latin (South) America, the Caribbean, and North America. The book has two main parts: First, are the lectures, which all relate to the themes of black cultural contributions throughout the Americas, minority representation and marginalization in democratic contexts, the ethics of racial representation, the notion of cultural transformation and transparency, and the ethical issues involved in cross-cultural exchanges. The second portion of the book is a critical interpretive essay that elucidates the Inter-American philosophical significance of the lectures and their relevance to current philosophical discussions. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- PART I. The Negro's Contribution to the Culture of the Americas -- Lecture 1. Race, Culture, and Democracy -- Lecture 2. The African Heritage and Its Cultural Significance -- Lecture 3. The Negro's Position in North American Culture -- Lecture 4.The Negro's Sociological Position in the United States -- Lecture 5. Negro Achievement in the United States -- Lecture 6. The Negro in the Three Americas -- PART II. "Like Rum in the Punch": The Quest for Cultural Democracy -- I. Critical Pragmatism -- II. Three Inter-American Frameworks: Slavery, Race, and Democracy -- A. An Inter-American Philosophy of Slavery -- B. An Inter-American Philosophy of Race -- C. An Inter-American Philosophy of Democracy -- D. The Future Prospects of Inter-American Philosophy -- III. African American Contributions in the Americas: Race, Culture, Art and Literature -- A. Locke's Conception of Race -- B. The Concept of Ethnic Race -- C. Imperialism and Political Conceptions of Race -- D. Locke's Conception of Culture. -E. Afrodescendant Peoples Cultural Contributions to Art and Literature -- F. Racial Cultural Contributions: Understanding the Place of Afrodescendant Peoples in the Americas' Cultures -- IV. Democracy's Unfinished Business -- V. Conclusion. .
 This book is a critical edition of six lectures by Alain Leroy Locke, the intellectual progenitor of the Harlem Renaissance. In them, Locke offers an Inter-American philosophical account of important contributions made by Afrodescendant peoples to the art, literature, and culture of various American societies. Locke offers a prescient vision of the intersection of the three Americas: Latin (South) America, the Caribbean, and North America. The book has two main parts: First, are the lectures, which all relate to the themes of black cultural contributions throughout the Americas, minority representation and marginalization in democratic contexts, the ethics of racial representation, the notion of cultural transformation and transparency, and the ethical issues involved in cross-cultural exchanges. The second portion of the book is a critical interpretive essay that elucidates the Inter-American philosophical significance of the lectures and their relevance to current philosophical discussions. .
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
African Americans.
America-History.
Ethnicity.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
African American Culture.
History of the Americas.
Ethnicity Studies.