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Above the Veil: Revisiting the Classicism of W. E. B. Du Bois
International Journal of the Classical Tradition ( IF 0.3 ) Pub Date : 2018-07-17 , DOI: 10.1007/s12138-018-0475-9
Harriet Fertik , Mathias Hanses

Studies of W. E. B. Du Bois typically emphasize his shift from an elitist devotion to European classics to a more radical promotion of African culture. These essays move beyond this simple dichotomy. We aim to demonstrate that throughout his life, Du Bois used classical ideas to challenge white Americans’ exclusive claims to power, even as he recognized and critiqued the role of Classics in sustaining racist hierarchies and institutions. Rather than focus exclusively on explicit citations of Greece and Rome in Du Bois’s writing, we use Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s model of Signifyin(g) and Lorna Hardwick’s conception of ‘fuzzy connections’ to trace and interrogate Du Bois’s elusive engagement with Classics. We provide detailed studies of three works: The Souls of Black Folk (1903), The Star of Ethiopia (1910s) and ‘Of the Ruling of Men’ (1920). The concluding essay situates Du Bois’s classicism in the wider context of African American literature and at the intersection of debates on education, humanism, and race in America. Throughout these papers, we examine Du Bois’s understanding of what is at stake for those who present themselves as the inheritors and interpreters of antiquity. By putting Du Bois back at the centre of ongoing scholarly conversations on black classicism, we hope to show that his inventive and political approach to the past provides a valuable model for reception studies today.

中文翻译:

面纱之上:再现WE Bo Du Bois的古典主义

WEB Du Bois的研究通常强调他从精英主义的热爱转向欧洲经典,再到更为激进的非洲文化推广。这些论文超越了这种简单的二分法。我们旨在证明,杜波依斯一生都使用古典观念来挑战美国白人对权力的独有主张,尽管他认识到并批评了古典主义者在维持种族主义等级制度和制度中的作用。我们不仅仅着眼于杜波依斯著作中对希腊和罗马的明确引用,我们使用小亨利·路易斯·盖茨,Signifyin(g)模型和洛娜·哈德威克的“模糊联系”概念来追问和审视杜波依斯的难以捉摸的订婚行为。经典。我们详细研究了三部作品:《黑人的灵魂》(1903年),《埃塞俄比亚之星》(1910年代)和《人的统治》(1920年)。结论文章将杜波依斯的古典主义置于非裔美国人文学的更广泛背景下,以及在美国有关教育,人文主义和种族的辩论的交汇处。在所有这些论文中,我们考察了杜波依斯对那些自present为古代继承者和解释者的人的理解。通过将杜布瓦放回到正在进行的关于黑人古典主义的学术对话的中心,我们希望表明他对过去的创造性和政治态度为当今的接待研究提供了宝贵的模式。我们考察了杜波依斯(Du Bois)对那些自as为古代继承者和解释者的人的理解。通过将杜布瓦放回到正在进行的关于黑人古典主义的学术对话的中心,我们希望表明他对过去的创造性和政治态度为当今的接待研究提供了宝贵的模式。我们考察了杜波依斯(Du Bois)对那些自as为古代继承者和解释者的人的理解。通过将杜布瓦放回到正在进行的关于黑人古典主义的学术对话的中心,我们希望表明他对过去的创造性和政治态度为当今的接待研究提供了宝贵的模式。
更新日期:2018-07-17
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