The Dialectic Is in the Sea

Beatriz Nascimento

The Dialectic Is in the Sea
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Country
United States
Published
7 November 2023
Pages
408
ISBN
9780691241203

The Dialectic Is in the Sea

Beatriz Nascimento

Collected writings by one of the most influential Black Brazilian intellectuals of the twentieth century.

Beatriz Nascimento (1942-1995) was a poet, historian, artist and political leader in Brazil's Black movement, an innovative and creative thinker whose work offers a radical reimagining of gender, space, politics and spirituality around the Atlantic and across the Black diaspora. Her powerful voice still resonates today, reflecting a deep commitment to political organising, revisionist historiography, and the lived experience of Black women. The Dialectic Is in the Sea is the first English-language collection of writings by this vitally important figure in the global tradition of Black radical thought.

The Dialectic Is in the Sea traces the development of Nascimento's thought across the decades of her activism and writing, covering topics such as the Black woman, race and Brazilian society, Black freedom, and Black aesthetics and spirituality. Incisive introductory and analytical essays provide key insights into the political and historical context of Nascimento's work. This engaging collection includes an essay by Bethnia Gomes, Nascimento's only daughter, who shares illuminating and uniquely personal insights into her mother's life and career.

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