{"product_id":"9781556435737","title":"Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?: The Disappearance of Black Americans from Our Universities","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBrown, Cecil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e***WINNER, 2008 PEN Oakland - Josephine Miles National Literary Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blacks have been vanishing from college campuses in the United States and reappearing  in prisons, videos, and movies. Cecil Brown tackles this unwitting \"disappearing  act\" head on, paying special attention to the situation at UC Berkeley and the University  of California system generally. Brown contends that educators have ignored the importance  of the oral tradition in African American upbringing, an oversight mirrored by the  media. When these students take exams, their abilities are not tested. Further, university  officials, administrators, professors, and students are ignoring the phenomenon of  the disappearing black student – in both their admissions and hiring policies. With  black studies departments shifting the focus from African American and black community  interests to black immigrant issues, says Brown, the situation is becoming dire.  \u003ci\u003eDude, Where’s My Black Studies Department?\u003c\/i\u003e offers both a scorching critique and a  plan for rethinking and reform of a crucial but largely unacknowledged problem in  contemporary society.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43375191556351,"sku":"9781556435737","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781556435737_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585877","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781556435737","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}