African, African-American, Caribbean, Cinema, Postcolonial

23 Aug 2023

Cinema of the Black Atlantic – Syllabus

AASD350 - Wednesdays 2-4:30 - fall semester 2023 This course (syllabus: HERE) examines the cinema of the black Atlantic world…

John Drabinski

Uncategorized

06 Nov 2022

New Issue of Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy

Here is my Editor's Note for the new issue of Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy. The issue includes essays: Jacques Lezra…

John Drabinski

African, African-American, Caribbean, Postcolonial

01 Feb 2022

On the Fecundity of Small Places

Here is the pre-print of my essay "On the Fecundity of Small Places," due out in a volume Africana Studies: Theoretical…

John Drabinski

U.S. Politics, White-American

20 Nov 2021

White Power, Free as Fuck

I actually don’t think the Rittenhouse verdict is more of the same. I think it’s something new that’s new because…

John Drabinski

African-American, Teaching

22 Aug 2021

Seminar on James Baldwin: A Syllabus

Here is the syllabus for my fall 2021 course on James Baldwin, which focuses exclusively on his non-fiction work. The…

John Drabinski

Caribbean, Glissant

10 May 2021

Reply to Miguel Gualdrón Ramírez’s review of Glissant and the Middle Passage

This is a really thoughtful and interesting review. I appreciate it so much because it engages with the possibilities of…

John Drabinski

African-American, Caribbean, Glissant, Middle Passage

25 Feb 2021

Conversation with J. Kameron Carter on Glissant and the Middle Passage

The Hutchins Center at Harvard University posted the recording of my conversation with J. Kameron Carter about my book Glissant…

John Drabinski

Conquest, Latin America

09 Feb 2021

Conquest, Memory, Atrocity

My opening sequence in class this semester has generated the most interesting and searching discussions. I'm so happy with it.…

John Drabinski

African, Postcolonial

08 Feb 2021

New Translation: Mbembe’s Out of the Dark Night

I’m so happy the translation of Sortir de la grande nuit is out (with another essay included). This is probably…

John Drabinski

African-American, Caribbean, Conquest, Latin America, Middle Passage, Teaching

24 Jan 2021

Syllabus: Imagining ‘the Americas’

Here is a final draft version of the syllabus for my S'21 course "Imagining 'the Americas.'" The course engages the…

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