{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Education","slug":"new-books-in-education-440333","podcast_index_feed_id":440333,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT4894369277","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/education/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9be3f9ee-ef0e-11e8-9358-8bea507f6da7/image/dbb46fc615032b2077e20ce070801a55.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":1217,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T14:21:34.203996+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-education-440333"},"episode":{"title":"Fabio Rojas, \"From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline\" (JHU Press, 2010)","slug":"fabio-rojas-from-black-power-to-black-studies-how-a-radical-social-movement-became-an-academic-discipline-jhu-press-2010","published_at":"2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-education-440333/fabio-rojas-from-black-power-to-black-studies-how-a-radical-social-movement-became-an-academic-discipline-jhu-press-2010","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-education-440333","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK3485916607.mp3?updated=1778567292","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK3485916607.mp3?updated=1778567292","summary":"The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential political force, this movement in turn spawned the academic discipline known as Black Studies. Today there are more than a hundred Black Studies degree programs in the United States, many of them located in America’s elite research institutions. In From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline (JHU Press, 2010), Fabio Rojas explores how this radical social movement evolved into a recognized academic discipline. Rojas traces the evolution of Black Studies over more than three decades, beginning with its origins in black nationalist politics. His account includes the 1968 Third World Strike at San Francisco State College, the Ford Foundation’s attempts to shape the field, and a description of Black Studies programs at various American universities. His statistical analyses of protest data illuminate how violent and nonviolent protests influenced the establishment of Black Studies programs. Integrating personal interviews and newly discovered archival material, Rojas documents how social activism can bring about organizational change. Shedding light on the black power movement, Black Studies programs, and American higher education, this historical analysis reveals how radical politics are assimilated into the university system. Interview covers the evolution of Black Studies as a subject area and discipline, the historical role of philanthropy in funding and supporting Black Studies, the comparative existence and need of knowledge production coming from Black Studies think tanks and research centers and institutes, and the State of Black Studies in the 21st Century. Learn more about y…","meta_description":"The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential political fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-education-440333/episodes/fabio-rojas-from-black-power-to-black-studies-how-a-radical-social-movement-became-an-academic-discipline-jhu-press-2010/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-education-440333/fabio-rojas-from-black-power-to-black-studies-how-a-radical-social-movement-became-an-academic-discipline-jhu-press-2010.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}