The Historical Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
Dartmouth College, ENGL 53.40 – Summer 2017
Cornel West

Week 4 Science, Empire and the Meaning of Progress
The Souls of Black Folk, pp 405-438
Dusk of Dawn, pp 590-624

Course Description: This course will examine the historical philosophy of the towering Black scholar and great freedom fighter of the 20th Century. We shall engage in close readings of Du Bois’ classic work, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) as well as subsequent essays in his magisterial corpus, especially his classic autobiography, “Dusk of Dawn” (1940)

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