Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò ([o.lú.fɛ́.mi tá.í.wò]; born 1989/1990) is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at Georgetown University.[1][2] Grist.org described him as "one of America’s most prominent philosophers".[2]

Not to be confused with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.

Education and career

Táíwò earned his BA in philosophy from Indiana University and his PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. His theoretical work is heavily influenced by the Black radical tradition, contemporary philosophy of language, materialist thought, social science, German transcendental philosophy, activist histories, and activist thinkers. His most recent book Elite Capture examines how elites have appropriated radical critiques of racial capitalism to further their own agendas.[3]

Books
  • Táíwò, Olúfẹ́mi O. (2022). Reconsidering Reparations. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-750891-6.[4][5]
  • Táíwò, Olúfẹ́mi O. (2022). Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (and Everything Else). Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-64259-735-6.[6][7]

Further reading
  • . "Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics". 18 January 2023 On Democracy Now!.
  • "Constructing Solidarity: An Interview with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò". 22 April 2022. Ritika Ramamurthy, Nonprofit Quarterly.
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References
  1. "Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Will Join the Department as an Assistant Professor". Department of Philosophy. March 9, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. Thomason, John (June 21, 2022). "Olúfémi O. Táíwò's theory of everything". Grist. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. "Assistant Professor Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Georgetown University" (staff profile). Department of Philosophy, Georgetown University.
  4. Philo, Kaila (February 4, 2022). "City Lights: Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Reconsiders Reparations". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. McCarthy, Joe (May 3, 2022). "Why Are Reparations Essential for Climate Justice?". Global Citizen. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  6. Cheney-Rice, Zak (May 11, 2022). "What's Wrong With Identity Politics?". Intelligencer. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  7. Schwartz, Claire (May 3, 2022). "Assuming the Perspective of the Ancestor". Jewish Currents. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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