Du Bois Center Visiting Scholar Talk: Kimberly Ann Harris
Du Bois Center Visiting Scholar Talk: Kimberly Ann Harris In-Person
"The Truth of Race: The Philosophical Thought of W. E. B. Du Bois"
This lecture argues that W. E. B. Du Bois should be recognized not only as a historian, sociologist, literary theorist, novelist, activist, and editor, but also—crucially—as a philosopher. His questions and insights into the concept of race and the debate amongst philosophers about how to interpret them were foundational in shaping the philosophy of race as a distinct subfield. To substantiate this, I examine several of Du Bois’s major works, highlighting how their arguments continue to inform and challenge contemporary debates across multiple areas, theory of truth, social metaphysics, the philosophy of social science, epistemic democracy, and aesthetics.
Bio
Kimberly Ann Harris is a 2025 visiting fellow at the W. E. B. Du Bois Center and Assistant Professor in the Corcoran Department of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on African-American philosophy, philosophy of race, and nineteenth-century philosophy. She is currently completing a monograph on W. E. B. Du Bois.
Location: W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Floor 22, Room 2220, Du Bois Center
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Room 2220 (Floor 22)
- Audience:
- Alumni Faculty General Public Graduate Students Library Donors Staff Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Lectures Special Collections and University Archives W. E. B. Du Bois Center
