The talk, moderated by Tony Chambers, the associate director of the Network, is now available for viewing via the School of Education’s YouTube channel.

Grant, the Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Education with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently published “Du Bois and Education,” which details the life and works of W. E. B. Du Bois related to his views on society, politics, race, and education.

A preview of the book explains: “One of the most prominent African American intellectuals of the 20th century, W. E. B.  Du Bois continues to influence the understanding of race relations in the United States. In this deeply personal introduction to the man and his ideas, esteemed scholar carl A. Grant reflects on how Du Bois’ work has illuminated his own life practices as a black student, teacher, assistant principal, and professor.”

The preview adds: “Sharing the story of a brilliant man’s life contribution to teaching about race and the ideologies and methodologies of racism in education and social and political thought, Grant begins his narrative with a broad overview of Du Bois’ life and scholarship, before turning more specifically to Du Bois’ theory of an educational system. The book concludes with an examination of Du Bois’ curriculum model, predicated upon the work of the NAACP, the Harlem Renaissance, and Du Bois’ own writings, as well as a discussion of the lasting legacy of Du Bois’ education and social theory in the present day.”

Grant was joined on the panel by Diamond, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education, and Conwell, an assistant professor of sociology and educational policy studies.

This event was held April 24 in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room.