Disrupting Political Science: Black Women Reimagining the Discipline (SUNY series in Black Women's Wellness) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798855800876

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2025

Synopsis

Nineteen Black women in political science share their personal and professional journeys, shedding light on the state of the discipline―and how it needs to change.

This volume brings to the fore Black women's experiences of, and contributions to, political science-a field that never intended to view them as subjects worthy of study and certainly not as professors. Disrupting Political Science demonstrates how Black women blend creative resistance and self-care to overcome obstacles and navigate the discipline's hegemonic demands. Representing a range of career stages and types of institutions, the nineteen contributors share stories of trauma and triumph, as well as concrete guidance rooted in Black feminist literature and reports on the profession. A witty, searing, sometimes heart-wrenching catalyst to reimagine political science, Disrupting Political Science is essential reading for everyone in the discipline and for faculty and administrators across the university committed to recruiting and retaining Black women.

About this title

About the Author

Angela K. Lewis-Maddox is the Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798855800876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Lewis-Maddox Angela Katrina