From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline (eng)

Rojas, Fabio

ISBN 10: 0801898250 / ISBN 13: 9780801898259

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline (eng)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801898250
• ISBN 13: 9780801898259
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

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 black nationalist politics. His account includes the 1968 Third World Strike at San Francisco State College, the Ford Foundation’s attempts to shape the field, and a description of Black Studies programs at various American universities. His statistical analyses of protest data illuminate how violent and nonviolent protests influenced the establishment of Black Studies programs. Integrating personal interviews and newly discovered archival material, Rojas documents how social activism can bring about organizational change.

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.

About the Author

Fabio Rojas is an assistant professor of sociology at Indiana University.