Afro Pessimism Books

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Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.59 — 868 ratings — published 1997
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Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.34 — 389 ratings — published 1982
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,655 ratings — published 2007
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Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.49 — 220 ratings — published 2008
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Afro-Pessimism: An Introduction Afro-Pessimism: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.97 — 74 ratings — published 2017
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Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.33 — 175 ratings — published 2009
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Afropessimism Afropessimism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.25 — 949 ratings — published 2020
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Gramsci's Black Marx: Whither the Slave in Civil Society? Gramsci's Black Marx: Whither the Slave in Civil Society? (Unbound)
by (shelved 4 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.21 — 29 ratings — published 2003
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Amalgamation Schemes: Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism Amalgamation Schemes: Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.48 — 71 ratings — published 2008
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Black, White, and in Color: Essays on American Literature and Culture Black, White, and in Color: Essays on American Literature and Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.43 — 101 ratings — published 2003
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On the Postcolony On the Postcolony (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.09 — 358 ratings — published 2001
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In the Wake: On Blackness and Being In the Wake: On Blackness and Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,228 ratings — published 2016
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Anarchy of Colored Girls Assembled in a Riotous Manner Anarchy of Colored Girls Assembled in a Riotous Manner (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.68 — 41 ratings — published
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(Dis)Forming The American Canon: African-Arabic Slave Narratives and the Vernacular (Dis)Forming The American Canon: African-Arabic Slave Narratives and the Vernacular
by (shelved 3 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.56 — 9 ratings — published 1993
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Haunted Life: Visual Culture and Black Modernity Haunted Life: Visual Culture and Black Modernity (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.86 — 21 ratings — published 2007
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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,464 ratings — published 1968
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Mama's Baby Papa's Maybe : An American  Grammar Book Mama's Baby Papa's Maybe : An American Grammar Book (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.44 — 107 ratings — published
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No Humans Involved No Humans Involved (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.65 — 40 ratings — published
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The Hills of Hebron The Hills of Hebron (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.30 — 128 ratings — published 1984
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Monstrous Intimacies: Making Post-Slavery Subjects (Perverse Modernities) Monstrous Intimacies: Making Post-Slavery Subjects (Perverse Modernities)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.41 — 82 ratings — published 2009
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Class Struggle in Africa Class Struggle in Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.38 — 272 ratings — published 1970
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,709 ratings — published 1972
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The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.75 — 20 ratings — published 2015
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Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.17 — 60 ratings — published 1991
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Toward the African Revolution Toward the African Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.31 — 607 ratings — published 1964
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.35 — 32,881 ratings — published 1961
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The Prison Slave as Hegemony's (Silent) Scandal The Prison Slave as Hegemony's (Silent) Scandal
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published
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GAAG, the Guerrilla Art Action Group, 1969-1976: A selection GAAG, the Guerrilla Art Action Group, 1969-1976: A selection (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 5.00 — 5 ratings — published 1978
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The Little Edges (Wesleyan Poetry Series) The Little Edges (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.23 — 165 ratings — published 2014
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At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.45 — 672 ratings — published 2003
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.60 — 31,801 ratings — published 1987
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Who Is White?: Latinos, Asians, and the New Black/Nonblack Divide Who Is White?: Latinos, Asians, and the New Black/Nonblack Divide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.60 — 20 ratings — published 2005
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The Colored Museum The Colored Museum (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.21 — 718 ratings — published 1987
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Imprisoned Intellectuals (Transformative Politics Series, ed. Joy James) Imprisoned Intellectuals (Transformative Politics Series, ed. Joy James)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.39 — 38 ratings — published 2003
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Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,264 ratings — published 1968
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Nervous Conditions Nervous Conditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.04 — 23,260 ratings — published 1988
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,451 ratings — published 1952
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.98 — 494,550 ratings — published 1987
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Feminist Genealogies, Colonial Legacies, Democratic Futures (Thinking Gender) Feminist Genealogies, Colonial Legacies, Democratic Futures (Thinking Gender)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.40 — 57 ratings — published 1996
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Lonely Crusade (Himes, Chester) Lonely Crusade (Himes, Chester)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.06 — 156 ratings — published 1947
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The Middle Passage: White Ships/ Black Cargo The Middle Passage: White Ships/ Black Cargo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.51 — 333 ratings — published 1995
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Ontological Terror: Blackness, Nihilism, and Emancipation Ontological Terror: Blackness, Nihilism, and Emancipation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 3.84 — 99 ratings — published 2015
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,196 ratings — published 1903
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Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.62 — 389 ratings — published
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Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,754 ratings — published 2012
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Venus in Two Acts Venus in Two Acts (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.77 — 301 ratings — published
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The Case of Blackness The Case of Blackness (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
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The Anti-Black City: Police Terror and Black Urban Life in Brazil The Anti-Black City: Police Terror and Black Urban Life in Brazil (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 4.32 — 19 ratings — published
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The Black Liberation Army and The Paradox of Political Engagement The Black Liberation Army and The Paradox of Political Engagement (zine)
by (shelved 1 time as afro-pessimism)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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