Racism on Campus: A Visual History of Prominent Virginia Colleges and Howard University

ISBN-13: 9780367681562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 242 str.

Stephen C. Poulson

Opis

Employing the methods of visual sociology and the concept of ‘structural racism’, this book draws on content, including rich visual material, from yearbooks published by prominent colleges in Virginia, to explore the influence of race on social relations on campus in the US since the late nineteenth century.

Spis treści

1. Using Visual Sociology to Study Institutional Racism at Virginia Universities  2. Jim Crow Racism on Campus: Post-Civil War Reconstruction to World War II (1890-1942)  3. Academic Culture and Race Perspectives at Howard University before World War II (1914-1941)  4. Resistance to Racial Integration at Virginia Colleges after World War II (1945-2000)  5. Social Movement Activism at Howard University and Virginia Colleges  6. Conclusion and Future Questions: The Case for Reparations

O autorze

Stephen C. Poulson is Professor of Sociology at James Madison University, USA. He is the author of Why Would Anyone Do That? Lifestyle Sport in the Twenty-First Century and Social Movements in Twentieth-Century Iran: Culture, Ideology and Mobilizing Frameworks.