Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer the World? (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

**Explore the fascinating historical and contemporary philosophical issues that arise in Black Panther** In __Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer The World__, a diverse panel of experts delivers incisive critical reflections on the Oscar-winning 2018 film, __Black Panther__, and the comic book mythology that preceded it. The collection explores historical and contemporary issues—including colonialism, slavery, the Black Lives Matter movement, intersectionality, and identity—raised by the superhero tale. Beyond discussions of the influences of race and ethnicity on the most critically and culturally significant movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this book presents the moral, feminist, metaphysical, epistemological, existential, and Afrofuturistic issues framing Black Panther’s narrative. The explorations of these issues shed light on our increasingly interconnected world and allow the reader to consider engaging questions like: * Should Wakanda rule the world? * Was Killmonger actually a victim? * Do Wakanda’s Black Lives Matter? * Does hiding in the shadows make Wakanda guilty? * What does Wakanda have to offer the world? Perfect for fans of the most culturally significant film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, __Black Panther and Philosophy__ will also earn a place in the libraries of students of philosophy and anyone with a personal or professional interest in the defining issues of our time. Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer the World? Contents Contributors: One Single Tribe Introduction: A Few Words from the Wakandan International Outreach Centre Part I Yibambe! 1 Challenge Day: Tradition and Revolution in Wakanda 2 Transforming Wakanda: Justice (or Not?) in Black Panther 3 Sins of the Fathers: Historical Injustice and Its Repair in Black Panther 4 “What Would You Have Wakanda Do about It?”: Black Panther, Global Justice, and African Philosophy 5 T’Challa’s Liberalism and Killmonger’s Pan-Africanism Part II Wakanda Forever! 6 Panther Virtue: The Many Roles of T’Challa 7 Should Wakanda Take Over the World? The Ethics of International Power 8 T’Challa, the Revolutionary King: Legitimation Crises in Wakanda 9 T’Challa’s Machiavellian Methods 10 Understanding the Reigns of T’Challa and Killmonger through Hannah Arendt Part III The Heart-Shaped Herb 11 Beastly Boys: The Racial-Sexual Politics of Meat 12 Panther Mystique: Wakandan Feminism Demystified 13 The Ancestral Plane: Metaphysical Mystery or Meaningful Metaphor? 14 The Afterlife of Erik Killmonger in African Philosophy 15 Wakandan Resources: The Epistemological Reality of Black Panther’s Fiction Part IV Vibranium 16 When Tech Meets Tradition: How Wakandan Technology Transcends Anti-Blackness 17 Vibranium Dreams and Afrofuturist Visions: Technology, Nature, and Culture 18 Black Panther’s Afrofuturism: Reconnecting Neural and Cultural Pathways 19 Wakanda and the Dilemma of Racial Utopianism 20 The Value of Vibranium Part V Black Lives Matter 21 Dismantling the Master’s House with the Master’s Tools 22 An Impossible Return? (Anti)Colonialism in/of Black Panther 23 T’Challa’s Dream and Killmonger’s Means: Echoes of MLK and Malcolm X 24 “It’s Time They Knew the Truth about Us! We’re Warriors!”: Black Panther and the Black Panther Party 25 Fear of a Black Museum: Black Existentialism in Black Panther Index EULA

Explore the fascinating historical and contemporary philosophical issues that arise in Black Panther

In Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer The World, a diverse panel of experts delivers incisive critical reflections on the Oscar-winning 2018 film, Black Panther, and the comic book mythology that preceded it. The collection explores historical and contemporary issues--including colonialism, slavery, the Black Lives Matter movement, intersectionality, and identity--raised by the superhero tale.

Beyond discussions of the influences of race and ethnicity on the most critically and culturally significant movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this book presents the moral, feminist, metaphysical, epistemological, existential, and Afrofuturistic issues framing Black Panther’s narrative. The explorations of these issues shed light on our increasingly interconnected world and allow the reader to consider engaging questions like:

• Should Wakanda rule the world?
• Was Killmonger actually a victim?
• Do Wakanda’s Black Lives Matter?
• Does hiding in the shadows make Wakanda guilty?
• What does Wakanda have to offer the world?

Perfect for fans of the most culturally significant film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther and Philosophy will also earn a place in the libraries of students of philosophy and anyone with a personal or professional interest in the defining issues of our time. "When the character of Black Panther first appeared in Fantastic Four no. 52 in July 1966, legendary creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby didn't just write a story about another hero with extraordinary powers, they birthed the first Black superhero. For Lee, "it was a very normal thing," because "A good many of our people here in America are not white. You've got to recognize that and you've got to include them whatever you do." While it might've seemed normal to Lee, Black Panther's (and Wakanda's) significance cannot be overstated. After all, the first Black superhero isn't just a Black superhero, he's the King of an African nation endowed with otherworldly powers, and Wakanda isn't just an African nation, it's the most advanced civilization the Earth has ever seen. Indeed, it shouldn't be lost on us that when Black Panther was introduced (during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s) the thought of a Black President-or an advanced, futuristic African society-would have been, well, unthinkable for too many people"-- Provided by publisher