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Cover of \"CoverWho is the human in media philosophy? <\/i>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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Delving into the narratives of the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Black Panther Party, and the digitization of Michael Brown\u2019s killing, On Black Media Philosophy<\/i> deftly illustrates that media are not only important for Western Humanity but central to alternative Black epistemologies and other ways of being human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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