William Strickland, Associate Professor
Office Information
Office:
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Room 317
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New Africa House
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Phone:
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(413) 545-5167
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(413) 545-2751 |
Hours:
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MW&Thur 10:00-11:00 a.m. |
And by appointment
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Current Course Information
Fall 2008: |
AfroAm 161 |
Introduction to Afro-American Political Science |
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AfroAm 331
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Life of W.E.B. Du Bois
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AfroAm 701
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Major Works in Afro-American Studies I
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| AfroAm 691D | Major Works in Afro-American Studies III |
Brief Bio
Professor Bill Strickland
teaches political science in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American
Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is also
the Director of the Du Bois Papers Collection. The Du Bois Papers are
housed at the University of Massachusetts library, which is named in
honor of this prominent African American intellectual and Massachusetts
native. Professor Strickland is a founding member of the independent
black think tank, the Institute of the Black World, headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. Strickland was a consultant to both series of the prize-winning
documentary on the civil rights movement, Eyes on the Prize , and
the senior consultant on the PBS documentary, Malcolm X : Make
It Plain. He also wrote the companion book. Most recently,
Professor Strickland was a consultant on the Louis Massiah film on W.E.B.
Du Bois: W.E.B. Du Bois : A Biography in Four Voices.
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
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Malcolm
X: Make It Plain text by William Strickland; oral histories selected and edited by Cheryll Y. Greene (New York: Viking, 1994) |
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