ISSN:
0141-9870
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Ethnic and racial studies : ERS
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Routledge
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 40, No. 8 (2017), p. 1231
DDC:
390
Abstract:
In The Scholar Denied: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology, Aldon Morris documents various methods used to suppress Du Bois' role within sociology and then centres him within the creation of the discipline. As Morris and other scholars continue to rescue and recover the genius of Du Bois, they are reframing the very historical foundation that Sociology stands on as a discipline. While this reframing of Du Bois' scholarship is necessary, the erasure of black women's contributions to this rich scholarship needs to be addressed as well. Morris provides a framework for how we can rescue and recover other pivotal players and their role in the Du Bois-Atlanta School of Sociology, particularly black women. In his May 2016 "Rejoinder" in this journal, he urges scholars to undertake this gender intervention when responding to Partricia Hill Collins' critique about the role of black women in the Du Bois-Atlanta Schools. Morris states: "Even though primary data [about Black women] may be difficult to locate, I hope scholars recover their names and make their contributions known to history." From a methodological perspective, we argue that one way to recover black women in close proximity to Du Bois and their contributions to the Du Bois-Atlanta School is through the use of "big data" and computation (specifically topic modelling and social network analysis).
Note:
Copyright: © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2017
DOI:
10.1080/01419870.2017.1285421
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2017.1285421
URL:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1900935084
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