In the Midst of Apocalypse: Disruption, Repossession, and Remembrance in W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Comet".

The article focuses on how W. E. B. Du Bois's short story "The Comet" reimagines the literary apocalypse to interrogate the ongoing reality of racial capitalism and the false promise of social rebirth through catastrophe. Topics include the subversion of traditional apocalyptic narratives, the dialectical tension between catastrophe and revelation, and how characters navigate disruption and repossession within an enduring, ever-present apocalypse.