The History of Black Studies

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By Abdul Alkalimat

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The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat traces the emergence and growth of Black Studies as a vital academic discipline. Beginning in the 1960s with increased African American enrolment and activism, the book chronicles the establishment of Black Studies programmes at over 1,300 universities worldwide. The work is divided into three sections: Black Studies as intellectual history, as a social movement, and as an academic profession, highlighting how Black scholars and activists laid the groundwork long before formal recognition. Deeply rooted in political activism, the book explores the influence of movements like Black Power and the Black women's and students' movements on the evolution of the discipline.
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This book is essential for students, educators, and researchers interested in African American history, social movements, and the development of academic disciplines. It offers a detailed, scholarly perspective that will appeal to those seeking to understand the intersection of politics and education in Black Studies.

A peerless reference guide to the history of Black Studies from one of the discipline's founders

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A surge of African American enrolment and student activism brought Black Studies to many US campuses in the 1960s. Sixty years later, Black Studies programmes are taught at more than 1,300 universities worldwide. This book is the first history of how that happened.

Black Studies founder and movement veteran Abdul Alkalimat offers a comprehensive history of the discipline that will become a key reference for generations to come. Structured in three broadly chronological sections - Black Studies as intellectual history; as social movement; and as academic profession - the book demonstrates how Black people themselves established the field long before its institutionalisation in university programmes.

At its heart, The History of Black Studies is profoundly political. Black Power, the New Communist Movement, the Black women's and students' movements – each step in the journey for Black liberation influenced and was influenced by this revolutionary discipline.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745344225

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Illustration: 35 Tables, black and white; 4 Figures

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 447g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Abdul Alkalimat is a founder of the field of Black Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. A lifelong scholar-activist with a PhD from the University of Chicago, he has lectured, taught and directed academic programs across the US, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and China. His activism extends from having been chair of the Chicago chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s, to a co-founder of the Black Radical Congress in 1998.