‘Two Souls, Two Thoughts, and Two Unreconciled Strivings in One Body’: W.E.B. Du Bois’ Double Consciousness in the Lived Experiences of Black South Africans
American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois introduces the phrase double consciousness in his work. According to Du Bois, this phrase describes a dilemma of two consciousnesses that Black Americans face due to what he calls ‘the veil of racism’. While the consciousness that Du Bois speaks of is in the conte...
Main Author: | Vhonani MS Petla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Johannesburg
2023-12-01
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Series: | The Thinker |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/2858 |
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