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42 – Saler – As If

Game Studies Study Buddies

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Double Consciousness

The concept double consciousness from Du Bois famously is used to explain the conditions of being black in America. He calls it double consciousness, which if you're familiar with WB Du Bois, right? The sailor points out that what's actually happening historically seems to be that Du Bois is using the idea of double consciousness at the time in order to explain this particular kind of racial phenomena. So I would advise people if you end up engaging with this work to maybe come up with some different language or some additional language for it. But that's all to say double consciousness shows up here to talk about this exact same thing that you're talking about.

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