Lewis Gordon

For other people named Lewis Gordon, see Lewis Gordon (disambiguation).
Lewis Gordon
Born (1962-05-12) May 12, 1962 (age 62)
Alma mater
SpouseJane Anna Gordon
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Black existentialism
Institutions
Doctoral advisorMaurice Natanson
Doctoral studentsRowan Ricardo Phillips, Phillip Barron
Main interests
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Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born May 12, 1962) is an American philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of race and racism, philosophies of liberation, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of religion. He has written particularly extensively on Africana and black existentialism, postcolonial phenomenology, race and racism, and on the works and thought of W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon. His most recent book is titled: Fear of Black Consciousness.[1]

  1. ^ Gordon, Lewis R.; Cornell, Drucilla (2015-01-01). Fear of Black Consciousness. Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823266081.