Ta-Nehisi Coates's <i>Between the World and Me</i>: A Phenomenology of Racialized Conflict

Abstract This article investigates the structure of racialized conflict experience. Embarking from a event in Ta-Nehisi Coates's autobiography Between World and Me contrasting work Maurice Merleau-Ponty Alfred Schutz with insights Black phenomenology, I argue that experience discloses conflictual, but intertwined, modes being-in-the-world. Further, it presents an instantiation particular kind conflict, i.e., corporeal conflict. Corporeal applies whenever body is politicized, when becomes marker for traits representative rival political group. Understood this way, always political. conclude some remarks on shortcomings two dominant theories philosophy potential alternative, phenomenological approach enables new ways engaging other The analysis preceded by meditation role White researcher critical race.