{"product_id":"on-black-media-philosophy-armond-r-towns-9780520355798","title":"On Black Media Philosophy: Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho is the human in media philosophy? \u003c\/i\u003eAlthough media philosophers have argued since the twentieth century that media are fundamental to being human, this question has not been explicitly asked and answered in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Armond R. Towns demonstrates that humanity in media philosophy has implicitly referred to a social Darwinian understanding of the human as a Western, white, male, capitalist figure. Building on concepts from Black studies and cultural studies, Towns develops an insightful critique of this dominant conception of the human in media philosophy and introduces a foundation for Black media philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Delving into the narratives of the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Black Panther Party, and the digitization of Michael Brown's killing, \u003ci\u003eOn Black Media Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e deftly illustrates that media are not only important for Western Humanity but central to alternative Black epistemologies and other ways of being human. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Armond R. Towns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520355792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520355798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Armond R. Towns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981709050111,"sku":"9780520355798","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33d6bfba-a104-4c9f-b4db-86fa49509d98.jpg?v=1683257100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-black-media-philosophy-armond-r-towns-9780520355798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}