The Dialectic Is in the Sea: The Black Radical Thought of Beatriz Nascimento
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The Dialectic Is in the Sea: The Black Radical Thought of Beatriz Nascimento
By (Author) Beatriz Nascimento
Edited and translated by Christen A. Smith
Edited and translated by Bethnia N. F. Gomes
Edited and translated by Archie Davies
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
14th February 2024
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political science and theory
Slavery and abolition of slavery
Literary essays
305.896081
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Hardback
408
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
Collected writings by one of the most influential Black Brazilian feminist intellectuals of the twentieth century
Beatriz Nascimento (19421995) was a poet, historian, artist, and political leader in Brazils Black movement, an innovative and creative thinker whose work offers a radical reimagining of gender, space, politics, and spirituality around the Atlantic and across the Black diaspora. Her powerful voice still resonates today, reflecting a deep commitment to political organizing, revisionist historiography, and the lived experience of Black women. The Dialectic Is in the Sea is the first English-language collection of writings by this vitally important figure in the global tradition of Black radical thought.
The Dialectic Is in the Sea traces the development of Nascimentos thought across the decades of her activism and writing, covering topics such as the Black woman, race and Brazilian society, Black freedom, and Black aesthetics and spirituality. Incisive introductory and analytical essays provide key insights into the political and historical context of Nascimentos work. This engaging collection includes an essay by Bethnia Gomes, Nascimentos only daughter, who shares illuminating and uniquely personal insights into her mothers life and career.
Author Bio
Christen Smith is associate professor of anthropology and African and African diaspora studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Afro-Paradise. Bethnia Gomes is the daughter of Beatriz Nascimento. She is a former principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and is a dance teacher and choreographer at African American dance institutions. She is the founder of the Beatriz Nascimento Foundation, which promotes Afro-Brazilian arts and education. Archie Davies is lecturer in geography and fellow of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. His books include A World without Hunger: Josu de Castro and the History of Geography.
