The Origin of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University: A Legacy of Black Scholar Activists

The Origin of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University: A Legacy of Black Scholar Activists

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Main Author: Scott, Jon-Jama
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
Ethnic Studies
Black Studies
African American Studies
American History
African American History
Scholar Activism
Bowling Green State University
Campus Movements
Ethnic Idenities
Multidisciplinary
Toledo
Bowling Green
Ohio
Iconic
Founding Programs
Origin
Midwest
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1621955882676684
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu16219558826766842021-10-02T05:10:33Z The Origin of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University: A Legacy of Black Scholar Activists Scott, Jon-Jama Ethnic Studies Black Studies African American Studies American History Ethnic Studies Black Studies African American History Scholar Activism Bowling Green State University Campus Movements Ethnic Idenities Multidisciplinary Toledo Bowling Green Ohio Iconic Founding Programs Origin Midwest Ethnic Studies (ES) is the study of history, practices, and contributions of people of color and their descendants. Ethnic Studies has emerged as an academic discipline resulting from social activist groups of the late 1950s, and, subsequent student activism of the 1960s. In ways that were planned and improvised, Black scholar activists along with the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) fashioned the need for the development of curricula that provided an alternative to the traditional Eurocentric focus in many academic fields. An inquiry into the origin of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) qualifies in general some African Americans’ responses to education in the U.S. and specifically at the first school to have ES in the state of Ohio. Alliances between activist student groups and individuals of diverse backgrounds led to the formation and development of a new academic discipline, Ethnic Studies at BGSU beginning in May 1970. The development of Ethnic Studies programming and curricula at BGSU emerged from a coalition of student activists advocating for Black Studies. BGSU’s department is among the oldest in the nation focusing on interdisciplinary studies of race. African Americans organizing and sustaining Ethnic Studies at BGSU brought academic and artistic value and distinction to them and to the institution. 2021-09-22 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1621955882676684 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1621955882676684 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Ethnic Studies
Black Studies
African American Studies
American History
Ethnic Studies
Black Studies
African American History
Scholar Activism
Bowling Green State University
Campus Movements
Ethnic Idenities
Multidisciplinary
Toledo
Bowling Green
Ohio
Iconic
Founding Programs
Origin
Midwest
spellingShingle Ethnic Studies
Black Studies
African American Studies
American History
Ethnic Studies
Black Studies
African American History
Scholar Activism
Bowling Green State University
Campus Movements
Ethnic Idenities
Multidisciplinary
Toledo
Bowling Green
Ohio
Iconic
Founding Programs
Origin
Midwest
Scott, Jon-Jama
The Origin of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University: A Legacy of Black Scholar Activists
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