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Dark Princess, written by sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois in 1928, is one of his five historical novels. One of Du Bois's favorite works, [1] the novel explores the beauty of people of color around the world.
How does Du Bois's novel imagine Afro-Asian solidarity through a heteronormative and patriarchal romance? This essay explores the role of Kautilya, the maharani of Bwodpur, and her relationship with Matthew Townes, as well as the homosocial bond between Du Bois and Lala Lajpat Rai.
Aug 15, 2022 · Dark Princess begins in New York City with Matthew Townes, an aspiring obstetrician who is prevented from continuing his medical studies because he is Black.
Jun 8, 2024 · Dark Princess. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 - 1963) This story begins as Matthew Towns, a brilliant young Black medical student, is dismissed from medical school because the white board has decided white women are not appropriate patients for a Black doctor.
Jan 12, 2023 · Dark princess, a romance. by. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Publication date. 1974. Topics. African Americans -- Fiction, Women -- India -- Fiction, Racism -- Fiction. Publisher. Millwood, N.Y., Kraus-Thomson Organization.
Oct 8, 2020 · Dark princess : a romance. by. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Publication date. 2007. Topics. African American medical students -- Fiction, African Americans -- Fiction, Women -- India -- Fiction, Racism -- Fiction. Publisher. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press.
Self-exiled in Berlin after his political idealism is corrupted, Townes falls in love with Princess Kautilya, daughter of a maharajah, and joins the international team she heads in which people...
