Reading the Washington-DuBois Debate … Twice!
This course was available in the past and may be presented again as part of the Open Enrollment curriculum.
Although Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois are typically understood as ideological adversaries, a close consideration of their thought can suggest similarities as well as differences. Using the strategy laid out in Mortimer Adler’s classic How to Read a Book, this course is devoted to developing an understanding of the core debate by reading Up from Slavery and The Souls of Black Folk twice, once quickly to get an overview and then again more slowly to figure out the details. Along the way, we’ll pay careful attention to the literary, philosophical, sociohistorical, and political aspects of each classic work — and the relationships between the two.
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Online registration deadline: Sep 19, 5 PM CT