Interpreting Du Bois'' thoughts on race and culture in a broadly philosophical sense, this volume assembles original essays by some of today''s leading scholars in a critical dialogue on different important theoretical and practical issues that concerned him throughout his long career: the conundrum of race, the issue of gender equality, and the perplexities of pan-Africanism.

Interpreting Du Bois'' thoughts on race and culture in a broadly philosophical sense, this volume assembles original essays by some of today''s leading scholars in a critical dialogue on different important theoretical and practical issues that concerned him throughout his long career: the conundrum of race, the issue of gender equality, and the perplexities of pan-Africanism.