David Withun

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Classics and Cosmopolitanism in the Thought of W. E. B. Du Bois

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Produktbeschreibung

W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the great African American intellectuals of the early twentieth century. He was a prominent civil rights leader, sociologist, historian, educator, author of several works of fiction, and one of the founding figures of Pan-Africanism. Du Bois's works are filled with allusions to the classical mythology, philosophy, and history that permeated his education. In the first book-length discussion of the topic, David Withun examines the influence of classical authors on Du Bois's thoughts about education, the arts, government, and society. The influence of classical philosophy, particularly that of Plato and Cicero, is apparent in some of Du Bois's most distinctive ideas, such as the concept of the Talented Tenth, his opposition to Booker T. Washington's industrial education, and in his support of propaganda through art. Withun also explores Du Bois's critique of the classical tradition in his responses to modern racism and colonialism. While Du Bois adopted a number of ideas from the classical tradition, he also used them to critique what he saw as a tradition gone awry. Alongside Du Bois's critique of the classical tradition, he also exhibited an increasing interest in the history--ancient and modern--of Africa and Asia. In his attempts to combat modern prejudice, Du Bois appealed to the long traditions of thought of peoples outside of Europe, in several instances pioneering the research of non-European history. Withun argues that Du Bois's absorption of the classical tradition and simultaneous appreciation of the history of Africa and Asia culminated in a modern cosmopolitanism, one that calls for a more inclusive appreciation of global culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197579602
• Artikelnr.: 63439125

Autorenporträt

David Withun is an educator and historian whose research focuses on topics in historical and contemporary education, the influence of ancient myth and thought in modern literature and philosophy, and the accessibility of the liberal arts for all. He is the founding Head of School at Jacksonville Classical Academy in Jacksonville, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Introduction
* Chapter 1: The Classical Education of W. E. B. Du Bois
* The Classics and Du Bois's Enduring Moral Vision
* Du Bois's High School and College Education
* Du Bois's Education at Harvard
* Classicism and Pragmatism at Harvard
* Du Bois, Santayana, and Platonic Aesthetics
* Du Bois Inside and Outside Western Civilization
* Conclusion
* Chapter 2: American Archias: Cicero, Epic Poetry, and The Souls of
Black Folk
* Cicero and The Souls of Black Folk
* African American History and Epic Poetry
* The Autobiography of a Culture Hero
* Du Bois's Epic Novels
* Citizenship and Humanitas in Du Bois's Thought
* Conclusion
* Chapter 3: The Influence of Plato on the Thought of W. E. B. Du Bois
* Contemporary Context: Plato and Egalitarian Elitism
* Sources for Du Bois's Egalitarian Elitism
* Du Bois's Commitment to Truth
* The Philosopher-Kings and the Talented Tenth
* Du Bois and Washington on Civilization and Education
* The Talented Tenth and the Message of Black Folk
* The Sorrow Songs and the Allegory of the Cave
* Marxism and Platonism in Du Bois's Thought
* Conclusion
* Chapter 4: Anti-Racist Metamorphoses in Du Bois's Classical
References
* Background: Whiteness and the Classics
* A Time Before Race: Ancient Culture as Non-Racial Culture
* Black People in Antiquity
* Classical Subversion in the African American Tradition
* Conclusion
* Chapter 5: The History of the "Darker Peoples" of the World:
Afrocentrism and Cosmopolitanism in the Later Thought of W. E. B. Du
Bois
* The Miseducation of the Negro
* The Negro and The Star of Ethiopia
* The World and Africa
* The Unity of the "Darker Peoples"
* African in Modern History
* "Home" to Africa
* Conclusion
* Conclusion
* Bibliography
* Index