Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department, UCONN-Storss & Author of The Fear of Black Consciuosness
Lewis R. Gordon is a public intellectual, academic, and musician. He teaches at UCONN in the United States, where he is Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department, with affiliations in several academic units, including Asian and Caribbean Studies and Jewish Studies. He lectures and is involved in political and artistic projects across the globe and holds appointments in South Africa, Jamaica, India, and France. He is also Distinguished Scholar at The Most Honourable PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Honorary President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, Fear of Black Consciousness (NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022), Picador paperback 2023. He was the 2022 recipient of the Eminent Scholar Award from the Global Development Studies division of the International Studies Association.