Beyond Bergson : Examining Race and Colonialism through the Writings of Henri Bergson

Examines Bergsons work from the perspectives of critical philosophy of race and decolonial theory, placing it in conversation with theorists from Africa, the African Diaspora, and Latin America.

Building upon recent interest in Henri Bergsons social and political philosophy, this volume offers a series of fresh and novel perspectives on Bergsons writings through the lenses of critical philosophy of race and decolonial theory. Contributors place Bergsons work in conversation with theorists from Africa, the African Diaspora, and Latin America to examine Bergsons influence on literature, science studies, aesthetics, metaphysics, and social and political philosophy within these geopolitical contexts. The volume pays particular attention to both theoretical and practical forms of critical resistance work, including historical analyses of anti-racist, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist movements that have engaged with Bergsons writings-for example, the Négritude movement, the Indigenismo movement, and the Peruvian Socialist Party. These historical and theoretical intersections provide a timely and innovative contribution to the existing scholarship on Bergson, and demonstrate the importance of his thought for contemporary social and political issues.