Hegel, haiti, and universal history susan buckmorss. Susan buckmorsss recent offering, hegel, haiti, and universal history, takes critical aim at two targets. Below is the first page of buckmorss essay, which she would expand in her 2009 book, hegel, haiti, and universal history. Universal history is the arresting claim that hegels renowned masterslave dialectic was hegel, haiti and. Introduction as susan buckmorss herself has stated, the article hegel and haiti was something of an intellectual event when it appeared in critical inquiry in summer 2000. Hegel, liberia project muse johns hopkins university. Hegel, haiti, and universal history offers a fundamental reinterpretation of hegels masterslave dialectic and points to a way forward to free critical theoretical practice from the prisonhouse of its own debates. Hegel and haiti susan buck morss 1 by the eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power relations. Susan buckmorss is an american philosopher and intellectual historian. Susan buckmorss is an intellectual historian and political theorist whose earlier books on. In this pathbreaking work, susan buck morss draws new connections between history, inequality, social conflict, and human emancipation.
This concept is intended to combine the notions of rights relating to human. Devido a quantidade, as notas e referencias estao excepcio. In this pathbreaking work, susan buckmorss draws new connections between history, inequality, social conflict, and human emancipation. In this excerpt of her book, buckmorss emphasizes the need to further examine how haiti. Hegel, haiti, and universal history by susan buckmorss. We need first to ask what it means to think global. Her interdisciplinary work involves but is not limited to the fields of art history, architecture, comparative literature, cultural. Pdf utopia e engajamento entrevista com susan buckmorss.
The article created a critically effervescent discussion as it burst onto the academic scene regarding hegels. In this excerpt of her book, buckmorss emphasizes the need to further examine how haiti and the haitian revolution influenced hegels philosophy. Hegel and haiti susan buckmorss 1 by the eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power relations. For the next twelve years, the discussion never became defervescent. She is currently professor of political science at the cuny graduate center, and professor emeritus in the government department at cornell university, where she taught from 1978 to 2012. She offers a fundamental reinterpretation of hegel s masterslave dialectic and points to a way forward to free critical theoretical practice from the prisonhouse of its own debates. Hegel s wouldbe critique of pseudo racescience to be presented at a public lecture to the society for the study of africana philosophy ssap in new york city tba. What buckmorss had intellectually brought together, nothing intellectually could put asunder or render incongruent.
Haiti and the cultures of slavery in the age of revolution durham. In the first part of hegel, haiti, and universal history, susan buckmorss makes a. In an influential article from the year 2000, susan buckmorss voiced the. Hegel and haiti susan buckmorss critical inquiry, vol. Hegel, haiti, and universal history offers a fundamental reinterpretation of hegel s masterslave dialectic and points to a way forward to free critical theoretical practice from the prisonhouse of its own debates.
Hegel and haiti susan buckmorss by the eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power re1ations. Feb 15, 2009 in this pathbreaking work, susan buckmorss draws new connections between history, inequality, social conflict, and human emancipation. Susan buckmorss whose thesis is heavily dependent on tavares. Susan buckmorss, hegel, haiti, and universal history logos. Hegels wouldbe critique of pseudo racescience to be presented at a public lecture to the society for the study of africana philosophy ssap in new york city tba. Theodor adorno 1977 and walter benja min 1989 would not. Summer 2000, susan buckmorss would publish the influential essay entitled hegel and haiti in critical inquiry vol. Susan buckmorss, hegel, haiti, and universal history. Hegel, haiti, and universal history by susan buckmorss pittsburgh, pa. The book contains two separate but closely related essays. What she proposes instead is a universal history worthy of the. Hegel and haiti susan buck morss by the eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power re1ations. See also the fascinating book of sibylle fisher, modernity disavowed.
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