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W . E . B . D u B ois at the center: from science, civil rights movement, to B lack L ives M atter
Author(s) -
Morris Aldon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the british journal of sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.826
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-4446
pISSN - 0007-1315
DOI - 10.1111/1468-4446.12241
Subject(s) - civil rights , sociology , atlanta , political science , law , history , metropolitan area , archaeology
I am honoured to present the 2016 British Journal of Sociology Annual Lecture at the London School of Economics. My lecture is based on ideas derived from my new book, The Scholar Denied : W.E.B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology . In this essay I make three arguments. First, W.E.B. Du Bois and his Atlanta School of Sociology pioneered scientific sociology in the United States. Second, Du Bois pioneered a public sociology that creatively combined sociology and activism. Finally, Du Bois pioneered a politically engaged social science relevant for contemporary political struggles including the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement.