The Un-Diplomatic Podcast Adom Getachew: W.E.B. Du Bois’s International Thought | Ep. 169
Sep 24, 2023
Adom Getachew, a scholar of W.E.B. Du Bois's life and thought, discusses topics such as the global color line and its limits in understanding international relations, Du Bois's views on violence versus pacifism, strategies for making change as a public intellectual, his evolving perspectives on World War I, blind spots on gender equality and imperial Japan, his perspectives on capitalism and Marxism, and why the Cold War prevented many from learning about Du Bois in school.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Life and Intellectual Development of W.E.B. Du Bois
01:39 • 8min
The Concept of the Color Line
09:11 • 6min
W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of democratic despotism
15:12 • 13min
W.E.B. Du Bois' Success in Writing for Mainstream Publications
28:18 • 2min
W.E.B. Du Bois's Views on World War I
30:45 • 20min
W.E.B. Du Bois's Relationship with Marxism and Capitalism
51:10 • 13min