Drawing inspiration from W.E.B Dubois' pthbreaking Black Reconstruction in America, this talk examines the strike as a critical feature of abolitionist rebellion in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
This hybrid panel asks three scholars to speak about the relationship between Marx and Du Bois by drawing on their engagements with the text Black Reconstruction in the classroom and in their research. How might one teach Marx and Marxism through Du Bois, and teach Du Bois through Marx and Marxism? Presenters will speak for 15 minutes each, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Professor in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies University of California, Riverside
Speaker: Antonio Tomas Associate Professor Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg
