Cornel West
Author of Race Matters
About the Author
Professor, writer, and civil rights activist Cornel West was born on June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Sacramento. He graduated from Harvard University in 1973 with an M.A. and later taught African-American studies there. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Haverford show more College, and Princeton University, the latter as professor of religion and director of African-American studies. West earned his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1980. He has written more than twenty books, including Race Matters and Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Cornel West, 17 January 2008. Photo taken by Esther.
Series
Works by Cornel West
The African-American Century : How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country (2000) 212 copies, 1 review
Prophesy Deliverance! 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition: An Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity (2022) 5 copies
Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics (Library of Theological Ethics) 2 copies
Cornel West: Obama’s Response to Trayvon Martin Case Belies Failure to Challenge "New Jim Crow" 1 copy
"Street Knowledge" 1 copy
Sketches of my culture 1 copy
Associated Works
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) — Foreword, some editions — 5,654 copies, 142 reviews
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (2015) — Foreword, some editions — 1,240 copies, 18 reviews
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement (1995) — Foreword — 388 copies, 1 review
I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (1972) — Introduction, some editions — 388 copies, 7 reviews
Race-ing Justice, En-Gendering Power: Essays on Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the Construction of Social Reality (1992) — Contributor — 332 copies, 1 review
The House That Race Built: Original Essays by Toni Morrison, Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, and Others on Black… (1997) — Contributor — 128 copies
Black Power: Three Books from Exile: Black Power; The Color Curtain; and White Man, Listen! (2008) — Introduction, some editions — 91 copies
Spirits of the Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Seventeenth Century (1997) — Introduction, some editions — 67 copies
We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism in 21st Century America (2012) — Foreword — 39 copies
Audacious Democracy: Labor, Intellectuals, and the Social Reconstruction of America (1997) — Contributor — 33 copies
And the Spirit Moved Them: The Lost Radical History of America's First Feminists (2017) — Foreword, some editions — 32 copies
Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King (2011) — Foreword, some editions — 20 copies, 10 reviews
One Nation Under God?: Religion and American Culture (CultureWork: A Book Series from the Center for Literacy and… (1999) — Foreword, some editions — 17 copies
The Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism (2002) — Foreword — 11 copies
Spectatorship and Capture in King Kong: The Guilty Look. [article] — Editor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- West, Cornel
- Legal name
- West, Cornel Ronald
- Birthdate
- 1953-06-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sacramento, California, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Education
- Harvard University (BA|1973)
Princeton University (MA|1975|Ph.D|1980 -- Philosophy) - Occupations
- professor
theologian
philosopher
political activist
social critic - Organizations
- Union Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Harvard University
Democratic Socialists of America
Tikkun Community - Awards and honors
- Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize (2005)
American Book Award (1993)
American Philosophical Society (1997)
American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1999)
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Reviews
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud A Memoir by Cornel West
I am such a fan of Cornel West. His energy and eloquence are so vibrant. That comes through in this memoir - and Dr. West's life is truly a fascinating one. Sometimes there's a bit more name-listing than seems necessary, but it's a fascinating, quick read nonetheless.
Finally got around to reading this. It was a very enlightening read. This is not a biography or commentary but simply a collection of MLK's writing curated and introduced by Cornel West. It really gave me a more profound insight into his politics (which was more complex than most discussions tend to show, even me who knew about that didn't know the full extent) but also pacifism in general. I'm not against violence to resist oppression, non-violence does not always work, but I will admit to having a more limited understanding of non-violence which has been expanded by this book.
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- Works
- 43
- Also by
- 29
- Members
- 5,939
- Popularity
- #4,155
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 84
- ISBNs
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