Du Bois's Decolonial Pragmatism
Teaching Community Psychology Toward Epistemological Liberation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5809971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leah Lomotey-Nakon (0000-0002-2414-4880, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Leah Lomoki Lomotey‐Nakon (Graduate Department of Religion Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 364-373 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajcp.12289 |
| PMID | 30512184 |
| OpenAlex | W2903093454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this essay, I query the exclusion of scholars of color such as W. E. B. Du Bois's from the intellectual history of Community Psychology in America and propose integrating their work in formal curricula as an act of epistemological liberation. First, I compare Community Psychology's reliance on the pragmatism of William James and John Dewey to the lingering unfamiliarity with the decolonial pragmatism of Du Bois. I then engage Du Bois's methodological treatise "The Study of Negro Problems" as an example of epistemic disobedience and first wave decolonial thought in the social sciences. I further suggest his work serves as viable pedagogical tool to investigate bias in knowledge production, the importance of investigating subjugated knowledges, and early approaches to decolonial scholarship in the United States
Health psychology · Pragmatism · Community Health and Development · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Representations and Identity
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Community Science, Philosophy of Science, and the Practice of Research
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Dark Voices
Geopolitics of sensing and knowing
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |