Philosophy of Liberation
This course explores twentieth century African American and Black Diaspora liberation philosophy, theology, and human rights activism in an effort to understand the moral frameworks, ethical traditions, conceptual basis, and historical roots of liberation thought in the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa. Special emphasis is placed on investigating the intersections of religion, ethics, and politics alongside feminist and womanist reflections on power to stimulate deep cross-cultural dialogue of competing and overlapping political struggles and moral traditions. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students investigate both the promise and challenge of liberation thought in the twenty-first century and develop the analytical tools to reflect upon their own epistemic traditions and narratives with respect to considering how their research might address social oppression and human degradation. This course (GOVT-457/THEO-370) was taught by Terrence Johnson as a Doyle Seminar in fall 2019. Please refer to the current course catalog for an up-to-date description of the course.
