Africa, Race, and Culture in the Narratives of W. E. B. Du Bois

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  2. Africa, Race, and Culture in the Narratives of W. E. B. Du Bois
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Abstract

Explores how author W. E. Burghardt Du Bois represented Africa in terms that suggest the post-colonial and modern dilemmas of the independent African nations that he visited. Impact of imperialism and colonialism on the African nations; Attraction, romance and rejection toward the continent; Relations between African American intellectuals and Africa; Politicization of African identity.
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Article
Publication Date
2004-08-01
Publication Title
Philosophia Africana
Volume
7
Issue
2
First Page
33
Last Page
46
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Subject
Community
Department of English
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/engpubs/60
M’Baye, B. (2004). Africa, Race, and Culture in the Narratives of W. E. B. Du Bois (1–). Philosophia Africana. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1543
M’Baye, Babacar. 2004. “Africa, Race, and Culture in the Narratives of W. E. B. Du Bois”. Philosophia Africana. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1543.
M’Baye, Babacar. Africa, Race, and Culture in the Narratives of W. E. B. Du Bois. Philosophia Africana, 1 Aug. 2004, https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1543.