The Black radical tradition as a critical theory of modern political concepts. Two examples
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Abstract
This essay discusses the Black radical tradition as a peculiar and particularly consistent critical theory of modern political concepts. Two particular critical strategies will be discussed: the «doubling» and the «spatial subversion» of modern political concepts. Examples will be taken from the abolitionist period: David Walker's Appeal (1830) as an example of the first critical strategy; Martin Delany's "Political destiny of the colored people" (1854) for exploring the potential and limits of the second strategy.
Keywords
- Black Radical Tradition
- Political Concepts
- D. Walker
- M. Delany
