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From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
Fabio Rojas
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Paperback. Shedding light on the black power movement, Black Studies programs, and American higher education, this historical analysis reveals how radical politics are assimilated into the university system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL3; JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential political force, this movement in turn spawned the academic discipline known as Black Studies. Today there are more than a hundred Black Studies degree programs in the United States, many of them located in America's elite research institutions. In From Black Power to Black Studies, Fabio Rojas explores how this radical social movement evolved into a recognized academic discipline. Rojas traces the evolution of Black Studies over more than three decades, beginning with its origins in ... Read more
The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential political force, this movement in turn spawned the academic discipline known as Black Studies. Today there are more than a hundred Black Studies degree programs in the United States, many of them located in America's elite research institutions. In From Black Power to Black Studies, Fabio Rojas explores how this radical social movement evolved into a recognized academic discipline. Rojas traces the evolution of Black Studies over more than three decades, beginning with its origins in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801898259
SKU
V9780801898259
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About Fabio Rojas
Fabio Rojas is an assistant professor of sociology at Indiana University.
Reviews for From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
Rojas' book makes a significant contribution to the small but growing literature on social movements within organizations; those who study knowledge politics will also find it a useful read.
Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Mobilization
From Black Power to Black Studies is a valuable sociological study of the way in which militant student protest led to the institutionalization ... Read more
Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Mobilization
From Black Power to Black Studies is a valuable sociological study of the way in which militant student protest led to the institutionalization ... Read more