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Frank B Wilderson III is professor and chair of African American studies at the University of California, Irvine. (Ebrahim Safi)

ANTIBLACK RACISM

The foundations of Afropessimism: A reading list by Frank B Wilderson III

Frank B Wilderson III recommends five pioneering books that contribute to the Afropessimist school of thought

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By any means necessary: A gouache on watercolour paper painting of Frank Wilderson that hints at the necessity of armed struggle suggested by his work. (Zachary Durian)

Part II: ‘Afropessimism’ and the rituals of anti-black violence

Frank B Wilderson discusses ‘Afropessimism’, his memoir that analyses structural violence

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Frank B. Wilderson III standing in front of Vista University campus in Soweto, where he was a lecturer. This image is taken from an article written by Wilderson and published by Tribute magazine in 1994. The article exposed links between Vista University and the Broederbond. (Supplied)

Part I: ‘Afropessimism’ and the rituals of anti-black violence

Frank B Wilderson discusses ‘Afropessimism’, his memoir that analyses structural violence

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