Vernon J. Williams Jr.

Professor

Alma Mater: PhD, Brown University, 1977

vewillia@indiana.edu | (812) 855-5908 | Memorial Hall East, M-23

Courses:

A150 Survey Culture of Black Americans, A356 African-American History II, A400 Classic Texts in Black Studies, A590 Black Thought and Ideology

Research:

African and American history; history of behavioral and social sciences; African/black diaspora history.

Recent Publications:

1. "Was There A Distinct 'African American Sociology'?" The Western Journal of Black Studies 35 (Spring 2011): 39-43.

2. "Fatalism:  Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, and the IQ Controversy.” Journal of African American Studies 13 (March 2009):  90-96.

3. Co-edited with Frederick L. McElroy.  Black Diaspora Review. Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies.  Bloomington, Indiana:  Indiana University Libraries, 2009-

4. "An Inclusive History of Sociology?," Journal of African American Studies 12 (March 2008): 85-94.

5. "What is Race?: Franz Boas Reconsidered." In Race, NAtion, and Empire in American History, ed. James T. Campbell, Matthew Guterl, and Robert G. Lee, 40-54. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007.

6. The Social Sciences and Theories of Race, University of Illinois Press, 2006.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

African American & African Diaspora Studies
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