Cedric Robinson | |
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 Cedric Robinson in 2006 | |
| Born | November 5, 1940 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 2016 (aged 75) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley San Francisco State University Stanford University |
Cedric James Robinson (November 5, 1940 – June 5, 2016[1][2][3]) was an American professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He headed the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science. He served as the Director of the Center for Black Studies Research. Robinson's areas of interest included classical and modern political philosophy, radical social theory in the African diaspora, comparative politics, racial capitalism, and the relationships between and among media and politics.
- ^ "Office of the Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara"
- ^ "In Memoriam: Cedric Robinson (1940-2016)" Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, University of California Humanities Research Institute, June 7, 2016.
- ^ "'A Brilliant Political Theorist': David Leonard Reflects On Cedric Robinson", African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), June 8, 2016.