Robert Charles Smith (February 12, 1947 - April 13, 2023)[1][2] was a political science professor at San Francisco State University (SFSU). He is known for his scholarship on race and politics in the United States, about which he has written several books.[3][4] The "Black Politics" class he began teaching at SFSU in 1990 proved controversial; students protested the class because it was offered in the political science department rather than the African American studies department, which was interpreted by some students as encroaching on the latter department's area of focus.[5]
Robert C. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1947[1] |
| Died | April 13, 2023 (aged 76) [2] |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles Howard University |
| Known for | Work on racial politics in the United States |
| Spouse |
Scotlie Gibson Smith
(m. 1972) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Awards | Distinguished Ph.D. Alumni Award from Howard University (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science |
| Institutions | San Francisco State University |
| Thesis | Black elites and Black groups in the federal policy process: a study in interest articulation (1976) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Who's who Among African Americans. Gale Research. 2008. p. 1107. ISBN 9781414400204.
- ^ a b "Remembering Renowned Political Science Professor and Black Politics Scholar, Dr. Robert C. Smith". Political Science Now. American Political Science Association. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Minorities May Spurn The GOP, But The Party Welcomes Them". NPR. 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Race Alone Doesn't Explain Hatred Of Obama, But It's Part Of The Mix". NPR. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Depalma, Anthony (1991-01-02). "Hard-Won Acceptance Spawns New Conflicts Around Ethnic Studies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
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