AFAM 40B Lecture 6: The Narrative of W.E.B Du Bois
9 Mar 2017
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Afam 40b lecture #6: the narrative of w. e. b du bois: key words used i(cid:374) du bois" (cid:449)ork: *(cid:862)the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) of the color line is the problem of the twentieth century(cid:863); the most important phrase of dubois. (cid:862)this story (cid:374)a(cid:373)es a di(cid:373)e(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of history (cid:272)o(cid:448)eri(cid:374)g (cid:373)ore tha(cid:374) 600 years(cid:863)- chandler. Refers to a form of categorical forms of proscription (division, denigration) Proscription can be economical, religious, gendered (i. e. masculine vs. feminist), education, or citizenship (i. e. native-born, immigrant) In 1780, nobody would have known what you were talking about if you would have said the (cid:449)ord (cid:862)ra(cid:272)e(cid:863). Example: you can be both australian and japanese, but when you travel to a certain country and they say that you are not allowed in. You are not this certain race, you are in between. We can extend the metaphor and get to the roots of du bois" idea: (cid:862)color is going to sig(cid:374)ify possi(cid:271)ility(cid:863) -chandler.
