Angela Davis has had an illustrious but controversial academic career - highlight include her getting fired from an assistant professorship in philosophy at UCLA (only to be reinstated against the will of the Regents), a professorship at the History of Consciousness Dept. at University of California, Santa Cruz, and a title as Distinguished Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Syracuse U.
One more sample of Davis’ academic discourse:
“A woman of color formation might decide to work around immigration issues. This political commitment is not based on the specific histories of racialized communities or its constituent members, but rather constructs an agenda agreed upon by all who are a part of it. In my opinion, the most exciting potential of women of color formations resides in the possibility of politicizing this identity – basing the identity on politics rather than the politics on identity.” — A.D.
Photo: Susanna Lucia Lamaina
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