Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-520-41337-5
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: American Crossroads

One of the field's most respected veterans reckons with the state of ethnic studies, from its conflicted past to its transformative future.

Ethnic studies is more visible than ever. A project that once struggled at the margins of academic and public life has now achieved significant levels of prominence and impact, not without threat from well-funded political and legal campaigns against critical affirmative action, critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. In this "moment of danger," George Lipsitz looks at the current state of the field.

Outlining the painful contradictions faced within, Lipsitz delineates the ways in which ethnic studies produces opposition, experiences incorporation, and equips people to challenge, survive, and overcome oppression. He also looks at its potential in connecting those across the academy with broader community circles and discovering unexpected alliances and affinities. Critical yet optimistic, this book upholds the promising wider role of ethnic studies in social transformation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lipsitz, George

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsIntroduction: Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads1. Ethnic Studies as Opposition and Opposition toEthnic Studies2. Ethnic Studies as IncorporationA Bridge for This Book: Ethnic Studies: The Crossroads, the Caduceus, the Archive, and the Repertoire3. Ethnic Studies as Accompaniment: Autonomous Learning Circles4. Ethnic Studies and Intersectional Justice5. Ethnic Studies as Inquiry and Instruction6. Ethnic Studies and the Current CrisisAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

George Lipsitz is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of over a dozen books and recipient of the Angela Y. Davis Prize for Public Scholarship.