Blacks are not people, violence against blacks is the genome of human renewal, all blacks are slaves: these are the theses the philosopher Frank B. Wilderson III advocates in his book “Afropessimism”.
He underpins it with personal anecdotes and a multi-faceted theory catalog.
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What is so fascinating about it and why the treatise has what it takes to bring about a paradigm shift in the racism debate, I talk to the literary scholar Wolfgang Matz.
Three recommendations from current non-fiction titles conclude the episode of the books podcast.
“Afropessimismus” by Frank B. Wilderson III was published by Matthes & Seitz, has 415 pages and costs 28 euros.
Richard Girling's “Man and the Beast” was published by Rowohlt Berlin Verlag, has 507 pages and costs 26 euros.
Christoph Dallach's “Future Sounds” was published by Suhrkamp Verlag, has 511 pages and costs 18 euros.
Katie Mack's "The End of Everything *" was published by Piper Verlag, has 272 pages and costs 22 euros.
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