W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century - An Essay on Africana Critical Theory

W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century utilizes Du Bois's thought and texts to develop an Africana Studies-informed critical theory of contemporary society.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Du Bois and Africana Critical Theory Chapter 2 Du Bois's Concepts of Race, Critiques of Racism, and Contributions to Critical White Studies and Critical Race Theory Chapter 3 Du Bois and the Politics and Problematics of Postcolonialism Chapter 4 Du Bois's Critique of Capitalism, Critical Marxism, and Discourse on Democratic Socialism Chapter 5 Du Bois and "The Damnation of Women": Critical Social Theory and the Souls of Black Female Folk Chapter 6 Conclusion: Du Bois, the Problems of the 21st Century, and the Reconstruction of Critical Social Theory

About the author

Reiland Rabaka is associate professor of Africana studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is also affiliate professor of women and gender studies and a research fellow at the Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America (CSERA).

Summary

W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century utilizes Du Bois's thought and texts to develop an Africana Studies-informed critical theory of contemporary society.

Product details

• Authors: Reiland Rabaka, Rabaka Reiland
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2008
• EAN: 9780739116838
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1683-8
• No. of pages: 275
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General