Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge collects key philosophical writings of Lewis R Gordon a globally renowned scholar whose writings cover liberation struggles across the globe and make field defining contributions to the philosophy of existence philosophy of race Africana philosophy philosophy of human sciences aesthetics and decolonization Gordon s expansive output ranges across phenomenology anti Blackness activist thinkers sexuality Fanon Jimi Hendrix Black Jewish struggles critical pedagogy psychoanalysis and Ubuntu philosophy Edited by Rozena Maart and Sayan Dey two decolonial thinkers from South Africa and India this reader shifts attention away from colonial centres of power encouraging global dialogue across students scholars and activists Featuring a foreword by the celebrated novelist and postcolonial thinker Ngugi wa Thiong o this reader includes a mixture of research articles short critical essays reflections interviews poems and photographs in the creative pursuit of liberation