Black Greek-letter organizations 2.0 : new directions in the study of African American fraternities and sororities / editors, Matthew W. Hughey, Gregory S. Parks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust)

Parks, Gregory, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek letter societies--United States.

Greek letter societies.

African American college students--Societies, etc.

African American college students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 342 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the turn of the twentieth century, Black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the ""talented tenth."" This was the top ten percent of the Black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socio-economic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place and direction in a world drastically different from the one that witnessed their genesis.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BGLOS AND THE INTERSECTION OF LEADERSHIP, RELIGION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS; III. THE GENDER POLITICS OF BLACK FRATERNALISM; IV. RACIAL IDENTITY AND RACISM; V. REPRESENTIN': IMAGES OF BGLOS IN POPULAR CULTURE; VI. KEEPING THINGS IN/ON LINE? HAZING AND PLEDGING; VII. EBONY IN THE IVORY TOWER: BGLOS IN HIGHER EDUCATION; APPENDIX; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-283-06632-7

9786613066329

1-60473-922-3

OCLC:

714569605