This page will be a resource for anyone interested in learning more about (some of) the reading materials that we tackle in class. I will also include links to blog posts and articles that come up during our class discussions.
Core Course Texts
- Lowndes, Joeseph, Julie Novkov and Dorian Warren (eds). 2008. Race and American Political Development. New York: Routledge.
- Dawson, Michael C. 1994. Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Frymer, Paul. 1999. Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- McAdam, Doug. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Came Up In Class
- Moynihan, Daniel Patrick. 1965. The Negro Family: The Case For National Action (a.k.a. The Moynihan Report)
- Coates, Ta-Nehisi. 2015. The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration.
- Pettersen, William. 1966. Success Story, Japanese-American Style. New York Times. (Origin of the phrase “Model Minority” )
- U.S. News and World Report. 1966. Success Story of One Minority Group in the U.S. (Origin of “Model Minority” Myth)
- Cherry, Myisha. 2014. Talking About Character in an Age of Respectability Politics. Huffington Post.