Celebrating Leonard Harris
Join us in a celebration of the philosophy of Leonard Harris, and the recent publication of A Philosophy of Struggle: The Leonard Harris Reader.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2022
PURDUE UNIVERSITY (WEST LAFAYETTE, IN)
9:00AM-5:00PM
BRNG 1245
Dr. Leonard Harris, a preeminent voice in the philosophy of race (racism as a form of necro-being) and pioneer of Africana philosophy, has inspired generations of philosophers with his novel contributions to the field, including philosophy born of struggle (a “New Movement” in philosophy as such) and insurrectionist ethics. A Philosophy of Struggle was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2020.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt
Derrick Alridge, University of Virginia
LaRose Parris, Lehman College/CUNY
James Stewart, Penn State
Anthony Sean Neal, Mississippi State
SCHEDULE
The schedule of the day’s events and talk titles are forthcoming.
CONTACT INFO
If you have questions or would like more information on the event that is not provided here, please contact Neil Bynum at clbynum@purdue.edu.
SPONSORS
This conference has been generously supported by the Department of Philosophy and the African American Studies and Research Center at Purdue University.
https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/philosophy/news_events/phil-conferences/celebrating-leonard-harris.html