Психология, икономика и визуализация на данни в ранната социология на У.Е.Б. Дю Бойс
Psychology, Economics and Data Visualization in the Early Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois

Author(s): Georgi Medarov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Psychology, Business Economy / Management, Sociology, Social psychology and group interaction, Social Theory, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: early american sociology; sociology of race; Du Bois
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the theoretical and intellectual context o f W.E.B. Du Bois‘s project for visualizing quantitative data, with a focus on his participation in the „Exposition o f American Negroes“ at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Since Du Bois‘s work is not widely known in Bulgaria, the article also addresses some o f its key aspects. The main thesis is that Du Bois‘s data visualization project should be understood both in the context o f his economic sociology and through what he calls „double consciousness“. Through this concept, Du Bois‘s work can be viewed as a sociological examination o f the „psychological“ barriers to the political applicability o f scientific research. His attempts at data visualization should be read as a civic response to this issue.The article analyzes the theoretical and intellectual context of W.E.B. Du Bois‘s project for visualizing quantitative data, with a focus on his participation in the „Exposition of American Negroes“ at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Since Du Bois‘s work is not widely known in Bulgaria, the article also addresses some of its key aspects. The main thesis is that Du Bois‘s data visualization project should be understood both in the context of his economic sociology and through what he calls „double consciousness“. Through this concept, Du Bois‘s work can be viewed as a sociological examination of the „psychological“ barriers to the political applicability of scientific research. His attempts at data visualization should be read as a civic response to this issue.

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