SOCI 138. Du Bois and the 21st Century Color Line

(Cross-listed as BLST 138)
This course will generate an understanding of the sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois and the role of insurgent theory. In it, we will uncover Du Bois’ role as a founder of American sociology and analyze the social and political factors that relegated Du Bois to the margins of the sociological enterprise for over a century. Further, we will explore the significance of W.E.B. Du Bois’ contributions to projects of collective racial advancement and the intellectual climate of twentieth-century America; identify critical junctures in the scholar’s life related to his evolving and some would argue increasingly radical worldview; highlight the importance of Du Bois’ sociological, philosophical, artistic, and educational contributions to the transformation of 20th century American society; and ruminate on what lessons the life and work of Du Bois offer us in this contemporary moment.
Social sciences.
2 credits.
Eligible for BLST
Catalog chapter: Sociology and Anthropology
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/sociology-anthropology

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