tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post3708019348473335058..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: MAJOR WORKS FALL SYLLABUSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-10340561157088384352010-07-29T07:17:39.483-04:002010-07-29T07:17:39.483-04:00Amato, the list was a subject of constant struggle...Amato, the list was a subject of constant struggle. Du Bois' BLACK RECONSTRUCTION was on it at first, but somehow got displaced. The department teaches a whole course on Du Bois, needless to say. This is why John Bracey argued for one hundred books. For as long as humanists have been around, they have been creating canons and fighting canon wars over which books to include and which to exclude. No two members of the department ever agreed completely. My attitude was that getting the students to read vast amounts of good stuff was all that mattered.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-2611483042990242112010-07-28T07:20:16.121-04:002010-07-28T07:20:16.121-04:00Aaah good to see James Anderson on that list.I lea...Aaah good to see James Anderson on that list.I learned a great deal from that book, particularly regarding the motivations of early American "philanthropist" in their contribution to black education. <br /><br />The list is pretty impressive, though I am a little surprised at the absence of some formidable names. John Henrik Clarke, Kwame Nkrumah, Carter G woodson, and is it possible W.E.B Du Bois?Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595743526735352026noreply@blogger.com