Martha Biondi is an American historian. She is the Lorraine H. Morton Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History at Northwestern University.[1]
Martha Biondi | |
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| Partner | James Thindwa |
| Awards | Wesley Logan Prize (2013) Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (2004) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African American history |
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Biography edit
Biondi was raised in Connecticut.[2] She received her B.A. from Barnard College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.[1] Her specialization is 20th-century African American history with a focus on social movements.[3][4][5] She served as chair of Northwestern University's African American studies department.[6]
Biondi won the Wesley Logan Prize from the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African American Life for her book, The Black Revolution on Campus (2014), which documented the history of black student activism in American campuses.[1][7] She also received a 2004 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award for her book, To Stand and Fight: the Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City (2003).[1]
She was the partner of James Thindwa until his death.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Martha Biondi: Department of African American Studies - Northwestern University". afam.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Price, Dawn (2009-03-05). "New faces among black studies scholars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Martha Biondi: Department of History - Northwestern University". history.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "The History of Black Studies". Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "10 things you might not know about college". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Bosman, Julie (2015-04-03). "Candidate for Chicago Mayor Struggles to Unite Latinos and Blacks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Black Students, Black Studies, and the Transformation of Higher Education". AAUP. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "R.I.P. James Thindwa, Friend and Comrade". In These Times. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "James Thindwa Obituary (2020) Chicago Sun-Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.