ENGAGE: Indigenous, Black, and Afro-Indigenous Futures

by Joy James (Editor)

Engage is a tribute to the power of self-determined stories. This dynamic anthology of writings includes reflections by Black and Indigenous organizers and educators speaking in defiance of the violence and theft that has oppressed them for so long, imagining a future ripe for revolution.

Both raw and disciplined, Engage discusses spirituality through environmentalism, security, freedom, autonomy, anti-Blackness and family. It is an invitation to dismantle colonial oppressions and a toolkit to build a future free from the harmful legacies of racism and genocide.

Engage includes contributions from under-platformed writers from diverse political perspectives. It emphasises the role of non-academic collaborators as stewards of progressive, radical, and revolutionary projects to realise an optimistic future, that is not a repetition of the violent past.

Genres: Indigenous

320 pages, Paperback

Published December 20, 2024

About the author

Joy James is the John B. and John T. McCoy Presidential Professor of Humanities and College Professor in Political Science at Williams College. She is the author of Resisting State Violence: Radicalism, Gender, and Race in U.S. Culture, and her edited works on incarceration and human rights include States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons and Imprisoned Intellectuals: America's Political Prisoners Write on Life, Liberation, and Rebellion.

Reviews

[Lucía Libremente · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's very interesting, complex and complete. I loved the archiving exercise and learned a lot. The details and the immensity of the work can be overwhelming, so it's better that the reader approach the book to complete an interesting chapter. The dialogue is very inspiring. I would have enjoyed the book more in a podcast format.