Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film - Couverture rigide

Marubbio, M Elise

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 081312414X ISBN 13 : 9780813124148

Editeur : The University Press of Kentucky, 2006

Synopsis

On December 4, 1906, on Cornell University's campus, seven black men founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. has brought together and shaped such esteemed men as Martin Luther King Jr., Cornel West, Thurgood Marshall, Wes Moore, W. E. B. DuBois, Roland Martin, and Paul Robeson. "Born in the shadow of slavery and on the lap of disenfranchisement," Alpha Phi Alpha -- like other black Greek-letter organizations -- was founded to instill a spirit of high academic achievement and intellectualism, foster meaningful and lifelong ties, and racially uplift those brothers who would be initiated into its ranks.

In Alpha Phi Alpha, Gregory S. Parks, Stefan M. Bradley, and other contributing authors analyze the fraternity and its members' fidelity to the founding precepts set forth in 1906. They discuss the identity established by the fraternity at its inception, the challenges of protecting the image and brand, and how the organization can identify and train future Alpha men to uphold the standards of an outstanding African American fraternity. Drawing on organizational identity theory and a diverse array of methodologies, the authors raise and answer questions that are relevant not only to Alpha Phi Alpha but to all black Greek-letter organizations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

M. Elise Marubbio is assistant professor of American Indian Studies and English at Augsburg College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University Press of Kentucky
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081312414X
• ISBN 13: 9780813124148
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible