2026/04/16 by Teona Williams, Christian Keeve, Case Watkins +4 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Black British #Colonialism #Constellation #Convergence (economics) #Environmental Justice and Health Disparities #Function (biology) #Geographies of human-animal interactions #Historical Geography and Geographical Thought #Praxis #Schema (genetic algorithms) #Situated
paper · doi:10.1177/20438206261443544
openalex publication_date 2026/04/16 · openalex created_date 2026/04/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This rejoinder dialogues with the commentaries bestowed on our article by focusing on three themes: the contours of discipline, love as struggle, and shared grammars for coming storms and those already with us. We argue that, while academic disciplines often function as colonial infrastructures designed to channel and contain knowledge, a Black geographical scholarly praxis embraces confluences - processes of becoming stronger through the convergence of diverse onto-epistemological worlds. Drawing on the metaphors of constellations and sand, we move beyond seamless integration to embrace a relational approach that acknowledges the frictions, confluences, and necessities of love and solidarity. We clarify that Black Geographies, geographies of the Black Atlantic, and Black Ecologies are not academic elixirs, but practices of recognition and co-resistance rooted in Black thought rather than traditional Western disciplines. Ultimately, the piece advocates for ‘un-disciplinary’ disciplines that refuse colonial rigidity in favor of interdependence, reciprocity, and the arduous labor of building lasting coalitions and solidarities.