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Du Bois - Understanding Social Change (seminar 3)
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Seminar notes to week 3 of the module Understanding Social Change. This is a sociology degree module. Topics covered: Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, The Souls of Black Folk, legacy of slavery according to Du Bois, Did Du Bois & Booker T. Washington have similar ideas about the future of black peopl...

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  • April 10, 2021
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  • 2020/2021
  • Class notes
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  • Du bois

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  • du bois
  • social change
  • sociology
  • double consciousness
  • the souls of black folk
  • slavery
  • colour line
  • race
  • racism
  • understanding social change
  • booker t washington

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Module: Understanding Social Change


Seminar 3 – Du Bois


Morris article  gives you an explanation of some of the aspects that Du Bois talks
about; it gives you an understanding of some of the recent movements that has
taken place.


Reading
‘The Souls of Black Folk’ – important to read this because it introduces Du Bois’
concepts.


Poll
(1) According to Du Bois, the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the
colour line
 In a sense Du Bois talks about all of these, but the one he highlights
being most important is the colour line – a pre-existing social culture/an
internalised attitude that people have.
 The colour line is exploited economically through imperialism and
capitalism.


(2) To represent any race/group/culture as ‘other’ is to categorise them as
different and inferior
 A process of differencing two different types of experience
 E.g. for the working class, their pastime are belittled.


(3) Du Bois discussed the “double-consciousness” of African-Americans to refer
to the fact that as a result of slavery, they must see themselves through the
eyes of whites.
 Culture oppression causes this “double-consciousness”.
 To have two views about the same thing.
 Rather than being a benefit, this “double-consciousness” causes
problems – these two identities are at war with each other and end up
negating each other. This prevents blacks from being able to move
beyond the “double-consciousness”.
 Du Bois’ work leads to the perception of the ‘I’ and the ‘me’.

(4) According to Du Bois, what was a barrier to the economic independence of
ex-slaves?

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