ETH STD 11AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Our Nig, Contemporary Authors, Harriet E. Wilson
18 Nov 2020
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Post structuralism : way of thinking about how knowledge is produced. Way to open up back door to look at intentionality. Tomkins" dilemma of what to believe as a literary historian when coming across narratives. Act of self-reflexivity -- not taken up by contemporary authors themselves. What leads tomkins out of line of historical inquiry into a different mode of traditional thinking. Double consciousness : how you are seen by others. Existential panic of always being seen before you are seen. Most popular concept out of entirety of soles of black folks. From the souls of black folks -- web du bois leaders to help into economy of deep south. Booker t. washington claims that we need training of white business. Du bois demands equality (wasn"t afraid to put this forward) How does it feel to be a problem? . Knowledge of what he knows before the excerpt. Mid-1950s: takes what it double consciousness means.
