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The Historical Philosophy of . Du Bois Dartmouth College, ENGL – Summer 2017 Cornel West Week 8 Black Religion, Rage and the Absurd The Souls of Black Folk, pp 493-505 Black Rage and the Absurd The Souls of Black Folk, pp 506-535 “The Propaganda of History”, pp 1026-1047 “The Conservation of Races”, pp 815-826 “On Being Ashamed of Oneself: An Essay on Race Pride”, pp 1020-1025 Course Description: This course will examine the historical philosophy of the towering Black scholar and great freedom fighter of the 20th Century. We shall engage in close readings of Du Bois’ classic work, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) as well as subsequent essays in his magisterial corpus, especially his classic autobiography, “Dusk of Dawn” (1940)
