EXTD 215 - W.E.B.Du Bois:Public Intellectual

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Wellesley College

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Rollins (Africana Studies) NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course will explore Du Bois's life, times and contributions, as a scholar, an advocate and activist. Special attention will be given to his work for women's rights, decolonization, racial justice, and economic reform. Du Bois's thinking on these and other issues will be revealed in selections from the Atlanta University studie s, The Philadelphia Negro, The Souls of Black Folks, Darkwa-ter, The World and Afric a, as well as editorials in The Cris is and other articles. Du Bois's autobiography and Levering Lewis's biography will provide the foundation for understanding Du Bois's life and times. While most of the readings will be nonfiction, some of Du Bois's cre-ative writing will also be included. The docume ntary, W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four V oices, will complement the rea dings. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Epistemology and Cognition Semester: N/O Unit:

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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