The Souls of Black Folk |
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| Author:
| Bois, W. E. B. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-0927-8198-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.00 |
Book Description:
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Du Bois characterizes the force of racial prejudice and alienation as a Veil that separates black people from whites and from the broader society in which they live. The Veil produces a distinctive kind of subjectivity that Du Bois calls double-consciousness, a term that refers to the way black people are forced to seem themselves both through their own eyes and through the hostile gaze of racism. This double consciousness leads black people to experience a tortured sense of internal...
More DescriptionDu Bois characterizes the force of racial prejudice and alienation as a Veil that separates black people from whites and from the broader society in which they live. The Veil produces a distinctive kind of subjectivity that Du Bois calls double-consciousness, a term that refers to the way black people are forced to seem themselves both through their own eyes and through the hostile gaze of racism. This double consciousness leads black people to experience a tortured sense of internal conflict and confusion.