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W. E. B. Du Bois, Aesthetics, and the Weird

February 20, 2018February 24, 2018 Britt Rusert #AAIHSRoundtable, #DuBoisForum, black intellectual history, Literary studies, literature, W.E.B. Du Bois

*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. The stature and prominence of W. E. B. Du

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Online Forum: W. E. B. Du Bois @ 150

February 10, 2018February 18, 2018 AAIHS Editors #DuBoisForum, W.E.B. Du Bois

*February 19-23, 2018 Black Perspectives, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on W. E. B. Du

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Identity and Culture in Roman Africa: An Interview with Jennifer A. Rea

November 24, 2017November 27, 2017 Julian Chambliss #comicsandrace, africa, classics, comic books, Gender, intersectionality

In his recent post “African American and the Classics: An Introduction,” David Withun highlighted the problem posed by the assumption

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The Future Is Black and Female: Afrofuturism and Comic Books

October 14, 2017October 17, 2017 Grace D. Gipson black feminism, Black Queers, Gender, sexuality

For comic book and superhero fans worldwide, the release of Captain America: Civil War on May 6, 2016 became permanently

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Imagining Black Technological Practices in Contemporary America

September 13, 2017September 16, 2017 Alyssa Collins Activism, black lives matter, black protest, hashtag, Literary studies, technology

As practices of online protest evolve into historical narratives, we should take time to consider alternate technological practices developing within

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