Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon

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Main Author: Taylor, Jack A., III
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2007
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu11938483032021-08-03T05:28:20Z Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon Taylor, Jack A., III Black Studies W.E.B Du Bois Frantz Fanon Phenomenology Consciousness Double Consciousness Existentialism. This project grew out of a disappointment with the ways in which the thoughts of W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon have been treated in the past. Their thoughts on consciousness are not spared. It is my contention that some scholars, e.g., Ernest Allen Jr. and Paget Henry, have mistreated Du Bois’s thoughts on consciousness for at least one of the three following reasons: (1) they failed to adequately historicize the concept of “double consciousness” before Du Bois formulated his conception; (2) they tended to treat Du Bois’s philosophies solely as derivatives of (white) European philosophers (e.g. Hegel); and (3) have tended to provide static, anthropological interpretations of Du Bois’s double consciousness, despite the fact that Du Bois advanced many versions of double consciousness that transcend anthropological formulations. Likewise, the work of Fanon has been mistreated in a similar fashion. Some academics have come up short in providing a complete understanding to Fanon’s ideas on consciousness in a way that situates his thoughts historically, that is, in a way that shows the connection between Fanon and, say, Hegel, without treating him solely as a Hegelian. By historicizing Du Bois and Fanon’s thoughts, I intend to a) revisit these analytic and historical gaps, and b) mark not only appropriations of their intellectual predecessors, but also the radical advancements made by Du Bois and Fanon in the realm of existentialism and phenomenology. 2007-11-06 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1193848303 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1193848303 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Black Studies
W.E.B Du Bois
Frantz Fanon
Phenomenology
Consciousness
Double Consciousness
Existentialism.
spellingShingle Black Studies
W.E.B Du Bois
Frantz Fanon
Phenomenology
Consciousness
Double Consciousness
Existentialism.
Taylor, Jack A., III
Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
author Taylor, Jack A., III
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title Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
title_short Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
title_full Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
title_fullStr Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
title_full_unstemmed Consciousness in Black: A Historical Look at the Phenomenology of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon
title_sort consciousness in black: a historical look at the phenomenology of w.e.b. du bois and frantz fanon
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