Blog 1
I found DuBois' article, Of the Culture of White Folk, to be extremely interesting as it analyzes how race, culture, religion, wealth, and overall ways of life differ throughout the world and what these differences amount to in the larger scheme of international politics. DuBois touches on the hierarchies which can form between individuals and groups with these differences, and continues to imply that European countries are a dominating presence in international politics. He quotes, “Perhaps we , as folk of simpler souls and more primitive type have been most struck in the welter of recent years by the utter failure of ehite religion (434).” To me, this signified DuBois’ observance that larger international powers take dominance over minority groups, whether those groups are a race, religion, or smaller or lesser developed country. Dubois follows this statement by touching on the idea of the white savior complex, elaborating on how those who are in power...