The AAG Review of Books· 2023· Review
Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World
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Short summary
Zakiyyah Iman Jackson's "Becoming Human" critiques Western philosophical and scientific definitions of 'human' and 'animal' as rooted in antiblackness, arguing these constructs are not inherent but socially produced.
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Key points
- Critiques Western philosophical and scientific definitions of 'human' and 'animal'.
- Argues these definitions are historically rooted in and reinforced by antiblackness.
- Contends that distinctions between human and animal are socially and politically produced, not inherent.
- Explores how these constructs shape understandings of life, matter, and meaning.
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Abstract
The normative definitions of human (and humanity) and animal (and animality) are most often linked to and underscored by Western philosophical and scientific views. Zakiyyah Iman Jackson’s Becomin...
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Field: Anthropology
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