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1 online resource (xi, 488 pages) |
| Contents |
pt. I. Theorizing Black studies. Section A. Evolution of consciousness. The intellectual and institutional development of Africana studies / Robert L. Harris, Jr. ; Black studies in liberal arts education / Johnnetta B. Cole ; Theorizing Black studies : the continuing role of community service in the study of race and class / James Jennings ; How the west was one : on the uses and limitations of diaspora / Robin D.G. Kelley -- Section B. Black feminism : acts of resistance. Womanist consciousness : Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of Saint Luke / Elsa Barkley Brown ; Discontented Black feminists : prelude and postscript to the passage of the nineteenth amendment / Rosalyn Terborg-Penn ; Ella Baker and the origins of "participatory democracy" / Carol Mueller ; Black women and the academy / Angela Y. Davis -- Section C. Representing Black men. How deep, how wide? : perspectives on the making of the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry / Jacqueline Shearer ; Military rights and wrongs : African Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces / Phyllis R. Klotman ; Justifiable homicide, police brutality, or governmental repression? The 1962 Los Angeles police shooting of seven members of the Nation of Islam / Frederick Knight ; Some glances at the Black fag : race, same-sex desire, and cultural belonging / Marlon B. Ross |
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pt. II. Conceptualizing culture and ideology. Section D. Text creation and representation. The Color purple : Black women as cultural readers / Jacqueline Bobo ; Black talk radio : defining community needs and identity / Catherine R. Squires ; Chasing Fae : the Watermelon woman and Black lesbian possibility / Laura L. Sullivan ; Dreadpath/Lockspirit / Akasha Gloria Hull -- Section E. Interrogating cultural expressions. In the year 1915 : D.W. Griffith and the whitening of America / Cedric J. Robinson ; What is the "Black" in Black popular culture? / Stuart Hall ; Dyes and dolls : multicultural Barbie and the merchandising of difference / Ann duCille ; African signs and spirit writing / Harryette Mullen -- pt. III. Sexuality, education, religion. Section F. Autonomy, subjectivity, sexuality. Black (w)holes and the geometry of Black female sexuality / Evelynn Hammonds ; Black bodies/gay bodies : the politics of race in the gay/military battle / Alycee J. Lane ; Hormones and melanin : the dimensions of "race," sex, and gender in Africology : reflexive journeys / Patrick Bellegarde-Smith ; Can the queen speak? : racial essentialism, sexuality, and the problem of authority / Dwight A. McBride |
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Section G. Education : pedagogy and practice. Home-school partnership through the eyes of parents / Cynthia Hudley and Rhoda Barnes ; Desegregation experiences of minority students : adolescent coping strategies in five Connecticut high schools / Randi L. Miller ; Racial socialization strategies of parents in three Black private schools / Deborah J. Johnson ; Talking about race, learning about racism : the application of racial identity development theory in the classroom / Beverly Daniel Tatum -- Section H. Religion in Black life. Slave ideology and biblical interpretation / Katie Geneva Cannon ; Black theology and the Black woman / Jacquelyn Grant ; Teaching Haitian vodou / Claudine Michel ; Islam in the African-American experience / Richard Brent Turner |
| Summary |
"Black studies emerged from the tumultuous social and civil rights movements of the 1960s and empowered African Americans to look at themselves in new ways and pass on a dignified version of Black history. However, it also enriched traditional disciplines in profound and significant ways. Proponents of Black and ethnic studies confronted the false notion that scholarly investigations were objective and unbiased explorations of the range of human knowledge, history, creativity, artistry, and scientific discovery. As they protested against hegemonic notions like "universal" psychology and re-evaluated canonical texts in literature, a new model of academic inquiry evolved: one committed to serving a range of populations, that critiqued traditional politics, culture, and social affairs, and worked with activist energy for the transformation of the existing social order. With an all-star cast of contributors, The Black Studies Reader takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Topics include Black feminism, cultural politics, Black activism, lesbian and gay issues, African American literature and film, education, and religion. This authoritative collection takes a critical look at the current state of Black studies and speculates on where it may go from here."--Publisher's description |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 473) and index |
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African Americans -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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African Americans -- History.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Civilization
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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African Americans -- Study and teaching
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African Americans
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Electronic books
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essays.
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History
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Essays.
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Essais.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bobo, Jacqueline, editor
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Hudley, Cynthia, editor
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Michel, Claudine, editor
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| ISBN |
0203491343 |
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9780203491348 |
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1135942579 |
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9781135942571 |
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1280105372 |
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9781280105371 |
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0203604059 |
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9780203604052 |
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1135942560 |
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9781135942564 |
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