Freedom Is A Constant Struggle

Resumen del libro

From the Author of WOMEN, RACE AND CLASS, this is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflictsIn these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement.

She highlights connections and analyses today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that 'Freedom is a constant struggle.'

Biografía del autor

Fue catedrática de la Universidad de California, Santa Cruz, en el Departamento de Estudios Afroamericanos y Feministas entre 1994 y 1997. Profesora vitalicia en el Departamento de Historia de la Conciencia de dicha universidad, ha sido miembro del Partido Comunista estadounidense desde 1968 y participó activamente en los movimientos que sacudieron Estados Unidos durante las décadas de 1960 y 1970. Entre sus libros cabe destacar "Are Prisons Obsolete?" (2003), "Blues legacies and Black Feminism" (1998), "Women, Culture x{0026} Politics" (1988) y "Angela Davis: An Autobiography" (1975).