On Black Media Philosophy

Armond R. Towns

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University of California Press
01 March 2022

Semantics; Media studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Black & Asian studies

Series: Environmental Communication, Power, and Culture

Who is the human in media philosophy? Although 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.

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.

Delving into the narratives of the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Black Panther Party, and the digitization of Michael Brown’s killing, On Black Media Philosophy deftly illustrates that media are not only important for Western Humanity but central to alternative Black epistemologies and other ways of being human.

By: Armond R. Towns
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520355804
ISBN 10: 0520355806
Series: Environmental Communication, Power, and Culture
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. The Medium Is the Message, Revisited: Media and Black Epistemologies 1. Technological Darwinism 2. Black Escapism on the Underground (Black) Anthropocene 3. Toward a Theory of Intercommunal Media 4. Black “Matter” Lives: Michael Brown and Digital Afterlives Conclusion. The Reparations of the Earth Notes Bibliography Index

Armond R. Towns is an Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa.