Frank B. Wilderson III: Afropessimism and the Status of the Subject

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Afropessimism, Frank B. Wilderson III’s unique work of literature, philosophy, and memoir, asks the question: why does race-in its myriad manifestations-seem to color almost every pore of our moral and political universe? This provocative question among others guides Wilderson’s exploration of Black suffering and how a perpetual form of political, intellectual, and cultural slavery continues to define the Black experience. Wilderson is an award-winning writer and Chancellor’s Professor and chair of African American Studies at UC Irvine. The talk is followed by a Q&A moderated by UCLA professor Kenneth Reinhard.
Copresented with the UCLA program in Experimental Critical Theory
This is a recording of a program broadcast live on April 22, 2021.

[@econ2206]

damn it's over an hour long! Do they talk about black men's self hate and how they disregard black women in favor of light and bright skin?

[@TempestTheBlaze]

Wrong video...

[@kiriende3691]

No. This is an intelligent conversation based on reality. To the extent such men exist you should probably ask the mothers that raised them.

[@momo-ht2oe]

frank isn't a femcel go to divest feminity channels for that

[@stubeef18]

Lol what??? You gotta go to Twitter for that. Hilarious comment tho.

[@blackgirlguidance7572]

this is an interesting comment bc i feel like it’s actually in line w/ afro pessimist theory tbh