English 428 *AFAM 300 * Socl 325
Fall, 2000
Instructor:Kim
Pearson
TF 12:30-1:50
BL 234
Office Hours: Thurs 9:00 -- 12:00 or by appointment
This is an interdisciplinary
seminar course focused on the life, publications, philosophy and impact
of
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, arguably the premier African American
scholar and thinker of the 19th and 20th centuries. Particular attention
will be accorded to Du Bois's methods and uses of scholarship and
argumentation, which continue to inform debates about race, race relations
and the politics of knowledge formation and dissemination. This course
will enhance your understanding of modern American political
and cultural history, while inviting your considered responses on the
question, Will 'the color line' be the problem of the 21st century? If so,
can Du Bois's ideas or methods assist us in solving this enduring
problem?
The schedule for the panel presentations of readings is posted here. Please look at it to make sure that the information listed for you is accurate.