DuBois and the Souls of Sociology (SOC-0189)

Spring 2026 · SOC 0189 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

W. E. B. Du Bois's extraordinary universe of thought as a sociologist, historian, novelist, propagandist, radical thinker, and defender of democracy. Exploration of Du Bois’s inauguration of rigorous empirical study of the social world in the United States; and his fight to unite the colonized peoples of the world. Development of tools for understanding racism and other systems of power and oppression.

Course codes: SOC-0189, SOC 0189, SOC0189, SOC-189, SOC 189, SOC189

• 01-SEM (Seminar) — Freeden Blume Oeur