Edward Ramsamy

WORK ADDRESS HOME ADDRESS

Department of Africana Studies 3 Silver Birch Ct.
99 Avenue E, Room 112 Beck Hall Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 USA
Rutgers University Phone (732) 816-9079
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Phone (732) 445-0872
Fax (732) 445-0076
E-Mail: ramsamy@rci.rutgers.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2002 Ph.D., Urban Planning and Policy Development. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

1990 M.C.R.P. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

1987 B.A. Hons. (Geography). University of Durban-Westville, South Africa

1986 B.A. (Geography and Psychology). University of Durban-Westville, South Africa

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2001 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies, Member of the Graduate
Faculties of Geography and Urban Planning & Policy Development, Rutgers
University

1997 – 2001 Instructor, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University

1992 – 1997 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University

Spring 1996 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Political Science & Rutgers College Honors
Program, Rutgers University

1992 – 1996 Course Coordinator and Instructor, Rutgers College, Educational Opportunity
Fund Program

Summer 1993 Part-Time Lecturer, Livingston College Educational Opportunity Fund

Program

Fall 1992 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Geography, Rutgers University

Summer 1992 Part-Time Lecturer, Livingston College Educational Opportunity FundProgram

Spring 1992 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Rutgers University

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Summer 1991 Part-Time Lecturer, Rutgers College Educational Opportunity Fund Program

1989 – 1991 Research Assistant, Urban Planning Department, Rutgers University

1988 Research Officer, University Of Durban-Westville, South Africa

1987 Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Durban-Westville,

South Africa

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

2001 - Present Trustee and General Secretary, Global Literacy Project

A New Jersey based non-profit organization committed to fostering
literacy in the developing world. The organization collects, sorts, and
ships books and other educational materials to rural communities in
Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

1990 – 1993 Resident Counselor, Rutgers College

Responsible for the management of Mettler Residence
Hall which houses about 300 residents, and supervision of an
undergraduate staff of 4 preceptors; advising residence hall
government; development of hall programming. I was the coordinator
for the1992-93 pilot project called "Community Understanding at
Mettler."

Summer 1993 Resident Counselor, Rutgers College Educational Opportunity Fund

Program
Responsible for the management of the residence hall that houses the in-
coming EOF class of Rutgers College for the summer. Duties included
managing a staff of four preceptors and six peer counselors, in addition
to the Residence Counselor duties described above.

Summer 1989 Planning Intern, Hudson County Planning Board

Worked on housing and land use sections of the Master Plan for the
county; interviewed representatives from different municipalities to
ascertain developmental needs.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

Presidential Faculty Academic Service Increments,1999-2006

Faculty Fellow, Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers University, Fall 2004 - Spring 2005.

Faculty Fellow, Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture (CCACC), Rutgers University,
Fall 2003-Spring 2004.

Fellow, 21st Century Trust, Magdalen College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, October 1995.

Fellow, 21st Century Trust, St. Johns College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 1994.

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Recipient, Teaching Excellence Center Grant, to develop course titled “Critical Perspective on Cultural
Relations, Fall 1993 and Spring 1994.

Graduate Fellow, Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture (CCACC), Rutgers
University, Fall 1992 to Spring 1993.

Social Science Research Council Fellowship, Fall 1992.

International Institute of Education Scholarship, Fall 1988 to Spring 1990.

Graduate/teaching assistantship, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa, January 1987 to

December 1987.

Borough of Stanger Scholarship, South Africa, January 1984 to December 1987.

Muthukrishna Family Trust Scholarship, South Africa, January 1984 to December 1987.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

The World Bank and Urban Development: From Projects to Policy, London: Routledge, 2006.

Edited Books

The Black Experience in America (with Gayle T. Tate), Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 2006.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Geography, Identity, and Nation Building: The South African Experience (self-authored, book-length
manuscript)

Identity and South Asian Urbanization: A Comparative Study of the United States, United
Kingdom, and South Africa (co-authored project)

Science, Culture, and the Politics of Knowledge: Contexts and Conversations (edited volume – under
review at several publishers)

Journal Articles under Review

“From Squatter Upgrading to Neo-Liberalism: The Rise and Fall of Urban Poverty Lending at the World
Bank,” (Submitted to the Journal of the American Planning Association)

“Transitions in the World Bank’s Conceptions of Development,” (Submitted to Oxford Development

Studies)

“National Liberation, Identity, and Ethno-Nationalism in KwaZulu-Natal,” (Submitted to Social and

Cultural Geography)

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Refereed Journal Articles

“Between Non-Racialism and Multiculturalism: Indian Identity and Nation Building in South Africa,”
Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geographie (Special Edition on South Africa), Spring 2007.

“'Still Not Free': A Critical Analysis of South Africa's First Decade of Democracy,” Western
Journal of Black Studies, Spring 2007.

“Speaking Truth to Power: Transformation, Reconciliation, and the Relevance of Christianity in South
Africa,” Lincoln Journal of Social and Political Thought, Fall 2006.

“The World Bank’s Urban Programs in Zimbabwe: A Critical Appraisal,” Review of African Political
Economy, October 2006, pp. 165-174.

“Post Settlement South Africa and the National Question: The Case of the Indian Minority,” Critical
Sociology (Special Edition on South Africa), Volume 22 (3), 1996, pp. 57-77.

"On Paradigm Changes in Development Theory: Implications for South African Development Strategy,"
Development Southern Africa, 13(4), 1996, pp. 432-555.

“Socio-Economic Transition and Housing: Lessons from Zimbabwe,” Development Southern Africa,
12(5), 1995, pp. 685-699.

"Space, Inequality and Social Justice," Journal of the University of Durban-Westville, 4, 1987, pp. 59-76.

Book Chapters

“Identity Politics and Indian Resistance in South Africa,” in Helen Asquine Fazio, Atreyee Phukan, V.G.
Julie Rajan, and Shreerekha Subramanian, (eds.), Home and the World: South Asia in Transition,
Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, (2006).

“Preface,” in Edward Ramsamy and Gayle T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque,
Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2006. pp. xiii-xv.

“Conceptualizing Race, Empire, Modernity and Representation: An Introduction,” in Edward Ramsamy

and Gayle T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing
Company, 2006. pp. 2-7.

“Traditions of Resistance and Phases of the Civil Rights Movement: A Conceptual Overview,” in Edward
Ramsamy and Gayle T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company, 2006. pp. 258-265.

“Identity, Globalization, and Contemporary Struggles: an Introduction,” in Edward Ramsamy and Gayle
T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company,
2006. pp. 346-351.

“Regional Economic Cooperation in Africa,” in Camilla Toulmin and Ben Wisner, (eds.), Toward a New
Map of Africa, London: Earthscan Publications (2005), pp.281-298.
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“Negotiating Identity in Post-Settlement South Africa: Ethnicity, Class, and Race in a Regional Frame,”
in George Clement Bond and Nigel C. Gibson (eds.), Contested Terrains and Constructed Categories:
Contemporary Africa in Focus, Boulder: Westview Press (2002), pp. 195-212.

“South Africa and SADC(C): A Critical Evaluation of Future Development Scenarios", in Anthony
Lemon (ed), The Geography of Change in South Africa, New York: John Wiley and Sons (1995), pp.
197-214.

Interviews In Books

“The Place of Africa in History and Scholarship: A Conversation with Ivan Van Sertima,” in Edward
Ramsamy and Gayle T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company, 2006. pp. 8-15.

“Scientific Racism and the Culture Wars: A Talk with James Reed,” in Edward Ramsamy and Gayle T.
Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2006.
pp. 55-62.

“Tensions in U.S. Cities: The Perspectives of Susan Fainstein,” in Edward Ramsamy and Gayle T. Tate
(eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2006. pp. 354-
359.

“Some Thoughts on Black Empowerment: An Interview with Haki Madhubuti,” in Edward Ramsamy and
Gayle T. Tate (eds.), The Black Experience in America, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing
Company, 2006. pp. 425-431.

Encyclopedia Entries And Reviews

“The Civil Rights Movement and the City,” in Encyclopedia of the City, Rogers Caves (ed.), London:
Routledge, (2005).

"The Political Economy of Rural Poverty," Book Review, Journal of the American Planning Association,
Autumn 1991.

Journal Articles and Interviews, Nonrefereed

“Pragmatic Revolution: South Africa’s Quest for a Democratic Order,” 21st Century Trust News and
Journal, March 1996.

“Paul Robeson Jr. and the Life and Legacy of His Famous Father” (Interview), Common Purposes 5(1),
1994, pp. 1/4/6/12/15.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 5(1), 1994, p.2.

Introduction to “Are Some More Equal than Others? Lani Guinier on Representative Democracy,”
Common Purposes 5(1), 1994, pp. 10/11/13/14/18.

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“Culture, Progressive Politics and Global Change: The Ideas of Stuart Hall” (Interview), Common
Purposes 4(1), 1994, pp. 1/4/16.

“Democracy and Civic Education for the Twenty-First Century: A Conversation with Benjamin Barber”
(Interview), Common Purposes 4(1), 1994, pp. 12/13/14/15/21.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 4(1), 1994, p. 2.

Introduction to “Molefi Asante: On Afrocentricity and African Agency,” Common Purposes 4(1), 1994,
pp. 3/6/9.

Introduction to “Andrew Hacker Speaks on Race Relations in Contemporary America,” Common

Purposes 4(1), 1994, pp. 5/8.

“The Struggle for Lesbian and Gay Rights in South Africa,” Common Purposes 4(1), 1994, p. 7.

“Jamaican Ambassador Visits Rutgers” (Interview with Richard Bernal), Common Purposes 3(2), 1993,
pp. 1/4/18.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, p. 2.

Introduction to “The Roots of Crisis in Africa,” Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, pp. 5/6/16/19.

“James D. Anderson, New Chairperson of the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, Shares His
Ideas” (Interview), Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, pp. 3/18.

Introduction to “The ‘Columbus Day’ Controversy,” Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, pp. 9/14/15.

Introduction to “New York City Mayor David Dinkins Delivers Keynote Address at Psychology
Conference,” Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, pp. 10/11.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 3(2), 1993, p. 2.

“Columbus Day: A Celebration of Myth or History?” Common Purposes 3(1), 1992, pp. 10/19.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 3(1), 1992, p. 2.

“Area Studies, the Middle East, and Global Education” (Interview with Hooshang Amirahmadi),
Common Purposes 3(1), 1992, pp. 1/4/8/16/17/18.

“Diverse Community Affairs and Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Concerns” (Interview with Cheryl Clarke),
Common Purposes 3(1), 1992, pp. 5/6.

“The Fire in Los Angeles” (Interview with Ernest Dunn), Common Purposes 2(2), 1992, pp. 1/16.

“Societal Transformation – Implications for Rutgers: A Conversation with President Francis L.

Lawrence,” Common Purposes 2(2), 1992, pp. 3/4/12.

Introduction to “ ‘Let Not the Dream be Deferred’: Yolanda King, Diversity Week Keynote Speaker,”
Common Purposes 2(2), 1992, pp. 10/11/14.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 2(2), 1992, p. 2.

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“Toward an Understanding of Multiculturalism,” Common Purposes 2(1), 1992, pp. 1/6.

“Historical Reflections on the Struggle of Marginalized Populations at Rutgers,” (Interview with Richard
McCormick), Common Purposes 2(1), 1992, pp. 3-4.

“The Role of the Africana Studies Department,” (Interview with Gerald Davis), Common
Purposes 2(1), 1992, pp. 7-8.

“Editorial,” Common Purposes 2(1), 1992, p. 2.

Newspaper/Newsletter Articles

“Tribute to Thelma Tate,” Center for African Studies, Newsletter, Volume 4, pp. 4-5, 2005.

“On Irish and African-Americans,” Tidings, Trinity Church, Princeton, New Jersey, 2002.

“Tribute to a Leader, Educator: Samuel Dewitt Proctor,” The Daily Targum, October 1998.

“South Africa: Attempts at Constructing a New Society,” The Black Voice, February 1992.

“South Africa: The Dilemmas of Change,” The Black Voice, November 1991.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

“Neo-Liberalism and the Urban Agenda of the World Bank,” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, March 10, 2006.

“Transitions in the World Bank’s Conceptions of Development,” Paper presented at the Humprey Fellows
Seminar, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, March 2, 2006.

“ ‘Don’t Call Me Indian’: Identity Politics and Resistance in South Africa,” Paper presented at the Home
and the World: South Asia in Transition Conference, Rutgers University Conference on South Asia, New
Brunswick, NJ, March 26, 2005.

“Moving the Center: Africana Studies and the Politics of Knowledge,” Inaugural Disciplinary Lecture,
Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, March 23, 2005.

Commentator, “The Problem of the Occupational Color Line: Race and Industrial Development in the
San Francisco Bay Area during World War II,” by Donna Murch, paper presented at the Institute for
Research on Women, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, December 9, 2004.

“Between Non-Racialism and Multiculturalism: Identity Politics in the New South Africa,” Paper
presented at the Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, November 18,
2004.

“Racial Politics in the ‘New’ South Africa,” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies
Association, New Orleans, November 11-14, 2004.

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“Identity and Nation Building in South Africa,” Paper presented at the Annual Philosophy Born of
Struggle Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, October 22-23, 2004.

“Between Non-Racialism and Multiculturalism: Indian Identity and Nation Building in South Africa.”
Paper presented at a special session titled “South Africa: a decade of post-apartheid policy” for the
International Geographic Union Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, August 19, 2004.

“The World Bank and International Development Aid: A Critical Reflection,” Paper presented at the
Humprey Fellows Seminar, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers
University, March 25, 2004.

Chair of panel, “Africa: Population Movement and the State,” Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Philadelphia, March 15, 2004.

“Citizenship, Neo-Liberalism, and the Politics of Nation Building in Zimbabwe and South Africa.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, March 15,
2004.

Commentator, “Citizenship and Cultural Difference: A Symposium,” The Center for the Critical Analysis
of Contemporary Culture, Rutgers University, February 13, 2004.

Participant, “Globalization: Rhetoric, Reality, and International Politics,” 21st Century Trust Fellows
Conference, United States Congress, Washington, DC, October 31- November 1, 2003.

Commentator, “The Boundaries of Citizenship, Recognition and Redistribution in the U.S., Germany and
Israel,” Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture, Rutgers University, October 16, 2003.

“The Urban Agenda of the World Bank,” Paper presented at the Humprey Fellows Seminar, Edward J.
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, March 9, 2003.

Invited paper, “Trends and Transitions in the World Bank’s Urban Development Agenda,” Department of
Urban Planning, Columbia University, New York, April 10, 2002.

“The World Bank and Social Lending,” Paper presented at the Humprey Fellows Seminar, Edward J.
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, February 14, 2002.

“Geography, Identity and the Politics of Nation Building in South Africa,” Paper presented at the Center
for African Studies Seminar Series, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, March 14, 2002.

“Speaking Truth to Power: Transformation, Reconciliation, and the Relevance of Christianity in South
Africa,” Paper presented at the Forum Hour, Trinity Church, Princeton, November 18, 2001.

Invited paper, “Housing and Development in Post-Settlement South Africa,”Association of International

Educators Conference, Chicago, April 2, 2001.

Panel organizer, “The Geography of Transition,” Annual meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, New York, February 27-March 3, 2001.

“Transformation and the Geography of Nation Building: The Case of South Africa,” Paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, February 27-March 3,
2001.

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Participant, “The Global Compact: Where do the Limits of Corporate Responsibility Lie?” 21st Century
Trust Fellowship Conference, United Nations Headquarters, New York, November 17-19, 2000.

“Elusive Reconciliation: The Process of Nation Building in South Africa,” Paper presented at The Image
of the 20th Century and the End of the Millenium Conference, University of Southern Colorado, Colorado
Springs, March 9-12, 2000.

Delegate, World Bank Conference, Capital Markets Development at the Subnational Level: Challenges at
the National and Local Levels in the 21st Century, New York City, February 15-17, 2000.

Panelist, “Affirmative Action: The South African Experience,” NYU Law School, February 11, 2000.

“Nation Building and Regionalism in South Africa,” Paper presented at Issues in Contemporary African
Studies Conference, Columbia University, June 5, 1998.

Invited paper, “Ethnicity, Class, and Race in Post-Settlement South Africa,” Institute for African Studies,
Columbia University, April 22, 1998.

Invited paper, “Post-Colonialism, Global Economic Restructuring and the Future of South Africa,”
Department of Geography, Clarion University, March 18, 1998.

“Black Nationalism and the National Liberation Struggle in South Africa,” Paper presented at the
Annual Conference of the Association of the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), Los
Angeles, CA, October 2-6, 1997.

"Group Identity and the National Question in South Africa: The Case of the Indian Minority," Paper
presented at the Canadian Association of African Studies Conference, McGill University, Montreal,
Canada, May 1-5, 1996.

“The Importance of Civil Society.” 21st Century Trust Fellowship Conference, Rutgers University, April
25-28, 1996. (Participant)

3 Invited papers for the Religion and Socio-Political Transformation Series, Kean University, January 30,
February 6, March 5, 1996.

"Race, Identity and the National Question in Post-Settlement South Africa," Africana Studies Seminar
Series, Rutgers University, February 24, 1996.

"Identity Politics in America: Transcending the Essential," Paper presented at Race Relations in the
United States Symposium, Department of History, Rutgers University, April 24, 1995.

“Between Rhetoric and Reality: Democracy in South Africa,” Paper presented at Rutgers University
forum, Global Democracy, April 5, 1995.

"Young Lions or Lost Generation? Marginalized Youth, Violence and the Reconstruction of South
Africa," Paper presented at the National Association of African-American Studies Conference,
Petersburg, Virginia State University, February 14-18, 1995.

Invited paper, "Ethnicity and the Struggle for Non-Racialism in South Africa," Southern Africa Seminar
Series, Mansfield College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, November 24, 1994.

"Post-Settlement South Africa and Minority Group Politics: The Case of the 'Indian'," Paper presented at
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the Joint Meeting of the American and Canadian African Studies Associations, Toronto, Canada,
November 3-6, 1994.

"From Subject to Citizen: The Relevance of Ngugi Wa Thiongo's Work for Promoting a Democratic
Culture in Africa," Paper presented at an international conference, Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Texts and
Contexts, at Pennsylvania State University at Reading, PA, April 1994.

"Sociopolitical and Economic Transformation in South Africa: Implications for the Region," Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Boston, December 4-7, 1993.

"Socio-Economic and Political Transformation in South Africa: Problems and Prospects," Paper
presented at the Africa in Contemporary International Order/Disorder: Crisis and
Possibilities Conference, Springfield College, MA, December 3, 1993.

Invited participant, Fifth Annual Summer Institute - NJ Multicultural Studies Project, June 1993,
Monmouth College, New Jersey.

"Introduction to American Cultures: A Course for the 21st Century," Paper presented (with Eve Sachs) at
the Freshman Year Experience Conference: Focus on Diversity, University of South Carolina, May 27-
29, 1993.

“The World Bank and Third World Development: Shifts in Conceptions of Development." Paper
presented at Hubert H. Humphrey Symposium (International Aid in Development), Edward J. Bloustein
School of Urban Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, April 29, 1993.

"Regional Implications of the Demise of Apartheid," Paper presented at History Department Seminar on
Problems and Prospects of Transition in South Africa, April 23, 1993.

"Post-Colonialism, Socialist Transformation and World Bank Policy: A Critical Analysis of the Jamaican
and Zimbabwean Experiences,” Paper presented at the Fellows' Colloquia, Center for the Critical
Analysis of Contemporary Culture, Rutgers University, February 17, 1993.

"South Africa and SADCC: A Critical Evaluation of Future Development Scenarios," Paper presented at
the Second Southern African Geographers' Symposium, the University of Oxford, United Kingdom,
December 12, 1992.

"Planning and Socioeconomic Transition: The Zimbabwean and South African Cases," Paper presented at
the Annual Conference of the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning, Columbus, Ohio,
October 30 - November 1, 1992.

ACADEMIC SERVICES/DUTIES

Co-Chair Sub-Committee of the Africana Studies Department and the Graduate School of
Education to institute a joint 5 year B.A./ M.Ed degree, 2000-Present.

Member Africana Studies Faculty Search Committee, 2000-Present

Member Africana Studies Curriculum Committee (Coordinator for introductory survey

courses), 2000-Present

Member Center for African Studies, 2000-Present

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Director Africana Studies Scholars Project, 1996-Present

Peer Reviewer Environment and Planning D: Society and Space; International Journal of
Urban and Regional Research (IJURR), Social and Cultural Geography

Faculty Member South Asian Studies Program

Faculty Representative New Brunswick Faculty Council

Member Committee to Advance our Common Purposes

Editor Common Purposes, The Journal of the Committee to Advance our Common
Purposes

COURSES TAUGHT

a) Department of Africana Studies

Senior Seminar in Africana Studies (01:014:490)

Contemporary Issues in Southern Africa (01:014:330)
Power and Politics in Africa (01:014:212)
Sociology of Black Economic Development (01:014:208)
Introduction to Research Methodology in Africana Studies (01:104:233)
Black Experience in America (01:014:203)
Introduction to American Cultures (01:014:140)
Introduction to Africana Studies (01:014:103)

b) Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

The Development and Theory of Urban Planning (Graduate Course) (970.501)

c) Department of Political Science

Imperialism and the Third World (01:790:317)

Sub-Saharan African Politics (01:790:314)

d) Department of Geography

Geographical Background to World Affairs (01:450:262)

e) Rutgers College Honors Program

Critical Perspective on Cultural Relations in the United States (12:090:283)

f) Educational Opportunity Fund Program

Modern Social Thought (01:556:141)

The Foundations of Oppression: Introduction to Development Studies (014:208)
Introduction to American Cultures (01:014:140)

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THESES SUPERVISED/EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED

Doctoral Theses

The Role of Tourism in Natural Resource Management in the Okavango Delta, External Examiner for
Phillipa Harrison, (Ph.D. Thesis, Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal), 2006

Teacher Migration Between South Africa and the United Kingdom, External Examiner for Sadhana
Manik, (Ph.D. Thesis, Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal), 2005

Masters Examiner

For Gennadi Poberezny, MA, Department of Geography, Rutgers University), December 18, 2005.

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Black Identification among Rutgers University Students, Melissa Hare (Mabel-Smith Honors Thesis,
Douglass College, co-supervised with Suzan Armstrong-West), 2005.

Affirmative Action and Educational Inequality in Plainfield, New Jersey, Leonora Augusta (Africana
Studies Scholars Project), 2004

Du Bois and African Nationalism, Malikah Fulton (Henry Rutgers Thesis – Rutgers College), 2004

Coloured Identity in South Africa, Nancy Matlack (Henry Rutgers Thesis – Rutgers College), 2004

Women and the Civil Rights Movement, Ndidi Amutah (Paul Robeson Scholars Program – Livingston
College), 2002

The Success of Motown, Adia Phillips (McNair Scholars Program), 2001

A Critical Evaluation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, Juan Guzman
(Africana Studies Honors Program), 1999

Women and the Abolitionist Movement, Tom Edge (Junior Honors Project – Rutgers College), 1998

Ethnic Politics in Jersey City, S. Mitra Kalita (Henry Rutgers Thesis – Rutgers College), author of current
bestseller Suburban Sahibs, based on thesis, 1998

The Crisis of the Nation State in Africa, David Mikhail (Henry Rutgers Thesis – Rutgers College, co-
supervisor with Professor Barbara Lewis), 1998

Asian-Black Relations in South Africa and the United States, A. Desai (Africana Studies Scholars
Project), 1998

Hot Chocolate City: Go-Go Music in Washington D.C, Christopher Johnson (Henry Rutgers Thesis –
Rutgers College), 1997

Africana Studies and Marxism, Daryl Scipio, (Africana Studies Scholars Project), 1996
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

Keynote Address, “Nation Building & Identity in the ‘New’ South Africa,” at the 5th Anniversary of the
South Africa Initiative, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, June 15, 2006.

“The Life and Legacy of Rosa Parks,” Talk given at forum to honor the legacy of Civil Rights activist
Rosa Parks, sponsored by The Black Student Union and the NAACP, November 21, 2005.

“The Democratic Transition and the Struggle for Human Rights in South Africa,” Global Village,
Douglass College, November 14, 2005.

Keynote address, “Cultural Diversity and Citizenship,” at the 12th Annual Recognizing and Celebrating
Ethnicities Meeting, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc., Rutgers University, April 18, 2005.

“Teaching Diversity,” Lecture at Institute for Research on Women Workshop, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ, April 12, 2005.

“Racial Politics and the 2004 Election,” Talk given at an NAACP Forum, Silence is No Longer Golden,
October 6, 2004.

“Representing Africa: the Politics of Distortion,” Talk given at a Sigma Lambda Beta Forum, Rutgers
University, April 7, 2004.

“Malcolm X and the Black Power Movement,” Talk given at forum on Black History Month, Cook
College, February 20, 2004.

“On the History and Relevance of Black History Month,” Talk given at forum on Black History Month,
Livingston College, February 11, 2004.

Faculty Research Presentation. Talk given at Open House, Center for African Studies, Rutgers University,
November 7, 2003.

“The Conflict of Cultures,” Talk given to the Hindu Students Council, Rutgers University, February 22,
2000.

Keynote Address, “In Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Samuel Dewitt Proctor,” Dedication
ceremony for the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Academy Charter School, West Trenton, May 17, 1998.

Keynote Address, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Looking to a Brighter Future,” Fourth Annual James
Dickson Carr Society Senior Awards Banquet, April 14, 1996, Rutgers University.

"Negotiating Cultural Differences in the United States,” Invited Lecture, B'nai B'rith, East Brunswick, NJ,
April 10, 1996.

Invited speaker for “Politics and Possibilities I,” a program sponsored by the Rutgers College Educational
Opportunity Fund, April 1, 1996.

Between Rhetoric and Reality: Democracy in South Africa.” Talk given for Diversity Week Program,
“Global Democracy: Pathways and Hurdles (A Panel Discussion)” April 5, 1995.
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“United States - African Relations.” Talk given at Mount Olive High School, New Jersey, March 23,
1995.

Invited Speaker for “Politics and Poverty IV (February 1995).” a program sponsored by the Rutgers
College Educational Opportunity Fund, February 27, 1995.

Panelist and program organizer, “South Africa Tomorrow: A Debate Between the African National
Congress and the South African Government,” Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, the Dean of
Livingston College, and the Association for International Relations, Rutgers University, December 3,
1994.

Keynote Address, "From Subject to Citizen: The Quest for a Second Liberation in Africa," Annual Gala
of TWESE, the Organization of Africans and Friends of Africa, Rutgers University, November 11, 1993.

Moderator, “Teach-in: Police, Violence, and Justice in the Urban Community,” Program organized by the
Committee to Advance our Common Purposes and the Office of Diverse Affairs and Lesbian/Gay
Concerns, April 28, 1993.

“Making the World New: Colonial Encounters and the Myth of Discovery,” Talk given as part of a panel
discussion for the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, Paul Robeson Cultural Section, and the
Rutgers Office of Residence Life, October 12, 1992.

PROGRAMS ORGANIZED

Member of organizing committee, “2006 Annual Trio Day Celebrations/35th Anniversary of Africana
Studies,” February 25, 2006.

“Teaching as a Profession for Africana Studies Majors,” Information on the Joint B.A./ M.Ed Teacher
Certification Program, Paul Robeson Cultural Center, September 29, 2005.

“Race and Caste: Are they different? Are they the same?” Featuring Dr. Henry Thiagaraj, Dalit Liberation
Education Trust, November 18, 2002. (With Walton Johnson)

“Black-Jewish Relations: featuring Melanie Kay Kantrowitz,” Program organized for the Committee to
Advance Our Common Purposes and the Office of Diversity Affairs, April 30, 1998.

“India and the Struggle for Democracy in South Africa,” Program organized for the Africana Studies
Department, April 8, 1997.

“Global Democracy: Pathways and Hurdles: A Panel Discussion.” Program organized for the Committee
to Advance Our Common Purposes. April 4, 1995.

“Brain Matters: Debating Biology, Culture and IQ: A Panel Discussion,” Program organized for the
Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, April 4, 1995.

“Race and Intelligence,” featuring Dr. Edmund W. Gordon. Program organized for the Committee to
Advance Our Common Purposes, April 3, 1995.

“The South African Elections: Prospects for a Democratic Order. A Panel Discussion,” Program
organized for the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, April 27, 1994.
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“The Roots of Crisis in Contemporary Africa: A Panel Discussion,” Program organized for the Rutgers
College Office of Residence Life and the Paul Robeson Special Interest Section, October 8, 1992.

“Diversity Week: Many Voices, One Song,” Program organized for the Committee to Advance Our
Common Purposes, April 6-10, 1992.

“The Media and Racism at Rutgers: A Panel Discussion,” Program organized for the Office of Residence
Life, Rutgers College, April 2, 1992.

Member of conference organizing committee, The United States and the Middle East: The Persian Gulf
War and Beyond Conference, Middle Eastern Studies Program, Rutgers University, April 20-21, 1991.

“The New World Order,” A panel discussion organized for the Office of Residence Life, Rutgers College,
February 18, 1991.

“War in the Middle East: A Panel Discussion” Program organized for the Office of Residence Life,
Rutgers College, January 31, 1991.

MEDIA APPEARANCES & CITATIONS

Feature interview, “Eurocentrism and Education,” for the Addicted to Race Podcast, August 28, 2006.

‘Program Adds to Africana,” Article on the launching of the joint B.A./ M.Ed program between Africana
Studies and the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers (I co-chaired the committee to launch this
program), The Daily Targum, February 16, 2006, p.3.

“Annual Event Offers Racial Insight, Dance,” Citation of my address at the 12th Annual Recognizing and
Celebrating Ethnicities Meeting, The Daily Targum, April 21, 2005, p.5.

“South Asian Studies Holds Conference,” Citation of my talk at the Home and the World: South Asia in
Transition Conference, The Daily Targum, March 28, 2005, p.1.

“RU-NAACP Holds Voter Forum,” Citation of my Talk at an NAACP Voter Forum “Silence Is No
Longer Golden,” The Daily Targum, p.1.

“Death of South African Apartheid, Remembered,” Featured in article, Home News Tribune, April 25,
2004.

“Prof Lectures on History of African Colonialism,” Featured in article, The Daily Targum, April 9, 2004.

Featured in Rutgers Magazine article, “Color Blind,” Summer 1997.

Featured in The Home News and Tribune article, “Many Sharing in the Black Experience,” on my Black
Experience in America course, September 29, 1996.

Featured in Asbury Park Sunday Press article, “How Can You Teach Us About Us?” on my Black
Experience in America course, September 29, 1996.

Featured in The Star Ledger article, “Rutgers Experts Say S. Africa Needs Time to Catch Up to the Rest
of the World,” April 28, 1994.
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Interview for New Jersey Network Evening News on the first democratic South African election, April
30, 1994.

Interview, “The South African Elections.” I was the featured guest on New Jersey Network's
(WNJN) weekly television talk show, "New Jersey Live With Mary Cummings,” April 28, 1994.

Cornell University Library Catalog entry for my soundrecording, “Building the new South Africa:
Economic Development Strategies,” 1993.

COMMUNITY SERVICES/DUTIES

Member Anti-Racism Task Force, Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, 2001-Present

Grants Evaluator Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, June 2006.

COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOGNITION

Selection letter, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2003.

Certificate of Appreciation presented by Kenyan Ambassador to the United States on Behalf of the People
of Kenya for work with the Global Literacy Project and promoting international understanding, April
2004.

Certificate of Appreciation, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
October 6, 2004.

State of New Jersey Commendation for the Global Literacy Project, Inc., March 2002.

Certificate of Recognition, B’nai B’rith of East Brunswick, NJ, USA, April 14, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (MEMBERSHIP)

Association of American Geographers

American Planning Association
African Studies Association
Association for the Study of African-American Life and History

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