One of the themes that emerged from Nietzsche 6/13 on Césaire, Nietzsche, and the Struggle Against Colonialism, is the question of “essentialism”. In popular discourse, responses to anti-black racism often bring forth accusations of ‘counter’ or ‘reverse’ racism. In academia,… Continue Reading
Review of “Poetry and Knowledge” by Aimé Césaire Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge. – Aimé Césaire (1990, p.17) The science versus art dichotomy is not a new one. It resonates closely… Continue Reading
Diagne, Souleymane Bachir, “Négritude“, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)
“Does this make a return to thinkers such as Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon all the more relevant in the contemporary period?” Brad Evans asks in the New York Times on Dec. 7, 2015 Yes, the answer is yes. The… Continue Reading
Aimé Césaire, Poésie et connaissance > PDF
Nietzsche 13/13 also has a digital life. In the same vein as our previous endeavors, the seminar will be live streamed and connected to the twitter. This is what we call LST Room –the virtual space where we would like… Continue Reading
Primary Texts: Aimé Césaire, “Poésie et connaissance,” in Tropiques. Revue Culturelle, No. 12 (Janvier 1945) Aimé Césaire, “And the Dogs Were Silent,” in Lyric and Dramatic Poetry, 1946-82, trans. Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith (UVA Press, 19990); translation of Et les chiens se… Continue Reading