| ID | 179009 |
| Title Proper | Debating Du Bois’s Darkwater |
| Other Title Information | from hymn of hate to pathos and power |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hughey, Matthew W |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The initial 1920 publication of W. E. B. Du Bois’s Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil sold over 15,000 copies. Its initial 1969 reissue, and subsequent reprints, have since garnered even more sales and thousands of citations. Darkwater is now considered a classic. The centenary of the publication (1920–2020) provides an opportune moment to reflect on the book’s significance and disparate interpretations. In this article, I first examine the antecedents of Du Bois’s Darkwater. I then examine the book reviews, announcements, book club declarations, and advertisements and I subsequently map the variations of their coverage, debate, and emphases. I conclude with some thoughts on sociology’s relative dismissal of Darkwater until recent years and what sociology’s modest rediscovery of, and debates over, Du Bois portend. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 28, No.3; Jun 2021: p.263-285 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2021-06 28, 3 |
| Key Words | Sociology ; Blackness ; Darkwater ; Whiteness ; W. E. B. Du Bois ; Book Reviews |