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"Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity: A Celebration of the Legacy and Life of Lindon Barrett (1961-2008)"

The School of Humanities will sponsor "Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity: A Celebration of the Legacy and Life of Lindon Barrett (1961-2008)"

Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity (University of Illinois Press, 2014) is a brilliant and path-breaking re-examination of the relationship between the black experience and Western modernity. Written by Lindon Barrett, who was tragically murdered in 2008, the conference aims to outline the making of this posthumously published volume, critically assess its contribution while locating it within the wider context of Barrett’s life and legacy.