Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-348) and index. Davis Reader is essential reading for anyone concerned about social justice, Marxism, and critical race and feminist theory."-Provided by publisher. In four parts - Prisons, repression, and resistance Marxism, anti-racism, and feminism aesthetics and culture and interviews - Davis examines progressive politics and intellectualism The extensive introduction by Joy James both provides biographical background and contextualizes the intellectual development of Davis as one of the leading thinkers of our time. Angela Yvonne Davis is best known as a radical African American educator and activist for civil rights and other social issues. This volume presents interviews, essays, and excerpts from Davis's most important works including her memoir. Her analyses of culture, gender, capital and race have profoundly influenced political and social thought, and contemporary struggles. Davis has written on feminism, anti-racism, political philosophy, and liberation theory. Joy James, "the editor teaches political theory in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she is also Director of the Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America (CSERA)"-Cover.
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