Tag Archives: W.E.B. Du Bois

Du Bois Embraced Dead White Men

By Robin Bates | Published: March 15, 2022

Rather than being repressed by the classical tradition, writers of color have been energized by it.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Booker T and W.E.B.", Booker T. Washington, classical education, Dudley Randall | Comments closed

Does Lightweight Lit Do Damage?

By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2021

I look at how thinkers over the centuries have viewed so-called popular or lightweight literature.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alexander Pope, Dunciad, Feminism, Frankfurt School, Frederick Engels, Herbert Marcuse, Jaws, John Dryden, Karl Marx, lightweight literature, Lovers' Vows, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Percy Shelley, Persuasion, Peter Benchley, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Terry Eagleton, Wayne Booth | Comments closed