Black apollo of science ebook

Manning's book wins my highest praise It is so well written and meticulously researched A brilliantly sympathetic but skillfully tempered biography Blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science. Impressively, Manning succeeds with each of these separate threads and manages to weave them together into a vibrant fabric. People, settings, atmosphere Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Academic Skip to main content. Search Start Search. Choose your country or region Close. Dear Customer, As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus. He has to address the rage he is entitled to, given the years of mistreatment by not just White people, but Black college administrators who used him.

He is also able to integrated his knowledge and write a very important book. I am glad that I read it again and it helps me thinking about the gatekeeping that persists in higher education. I can also see that while I have had many struggles that time was on my side. The racism is still part of the landscape, but it is not as severe as what academics faced in early in the last century.

Jun 10, Preston Baker rated it really liked it. Incredible story of a brilliant black intellectual and the contributions he made through his research and dedication to marine biology and more.

He was not deterred despite facing much of the same discrimination we face today. This bio can be challenging to read at times due to the scientific terminology which describes the details of research and findings of the fascinating work of Dr.

The small print also makes the reading a bit tedious at times my eyes are not as sharp as they used to Incredible story of a brilliant black intellectual and the contributions he made through his research and dedication to marine biology and more. The small print also makes the reading a bit tedious at times my eyes are not as sharp as they used to be. This is nonetheless a great account of the character and accomplishments of this brilliant black scientist!

Aug 04, Caroline rated it it was ok. Very interesting and informative subject matter, but I didn't think it was particularly well organized or written. After many chapters with biological information about people who in the end refused to give him money for research, we are just going to gloss over his internment in a Nazi concentration camp in about 5 sentences? It was generally chronological, but had some weird jumps.

For example, the section right at the end giving the personal history of his main biological mentor, who had been Very interesting and informative subject matter, but I didn't think it was particularly well organized or written. For example, the section right at the end giving the personal history of his main biological mentor, who had been a main character for twenty years and the entire book. Despite some difficulties with the organization and dry writing style, it was heartbreaking to read about how Just struggled to pursue his life passion of biological research in an era where there were simply no research jobs for black Americans.

It was worthwhile to read a book about this subject matter, and I'm guessing this might be the only one, so I'm glad I read it.

Story of Perseverance A bit of a slow read, the detailed scientific aspects of the book can lead to skipping a few paragraphs. But overall, the book was strong. The growth of EE Just throughout the book, really took you on an emotional journey.

As you share in his triumphs and struggles, you will find yourself fighting for him as much as you are fighting with him. In the end you, like many of his "friends", realize that EE Just fought to rise above his circumstances his entire life. Nov 24, Sarah Rigg rated it really liked it Shelves: poc-authors.

This biography of a black man who was born just a few years after Emancipation and who suffered through the indignities of Jim Crow to get his PhD and become a leading authority in marine biology was really fascinating.

One criticism: I thought it was a shame that the author only devoted, literally, three sentences to Just being interned and then released by the Nazis when he was doing science in Europe - I would have liked more detail there. Overall, though, a worthwhile read — the things he ac This biography of a black man who was born just a few years after Emancipation and who suffered through the indignities of Jim Crow to get his PhD and become a leading authority in marine biology was really fascinating.

Overall, though, a worthwhile read — the things he accomplished despite the adversity are really inspiring. Dec 07, Rafael Suleiman rated it really liked it. A very good biography of Dr. Ernest E. View 1 comment. Apr 22, Zoe Hughes rated it it was amazing. Feb 20, Bruce Szabo rated it liked it. Necessary reading!

Jul 10, Valerie rated it it was amazing. Thoroughly researched biography of one of the first successful black American scientist. Great mix of Just's science and life. Devastating to watch racial injustice make life hell for him but inspiring to read about his perseverance! Feb 17, Arthur Dawson rated it it was amazing. What fantastic read of a black man with a brilliant scientific mind.

Sadly, he has become a footnote in scientific achievement. Chris Purser rated it really liked it May 16, Askia Dunnon rated it it was amazing May 14, Ken Woods rated it liked it Feb 17, Kyle Huston rated it liked it Aug 01, Calvin Payne rated it it was amazing Jan 23, In his Mars series, Edgar Rice Burroughs primarily supported essentialist constructions of racial identity, but also included a few elements of racial egalitarianism.

Writing in the s, George S. Schuyler revised Burroughs' normative SF triangle of white author, white audience, and white protagonist and promoted an individualistic, highly variable concept of race instead. While both Burroughs and Schuyler wrote SF focusing on racial identity, the largely separate genres of science fiction and African American literature prevented the similarities between the two authors from being adequately acknowledged and explored.

Beginning in the s, Samuel R. Delany more fully joined SF and African American literature. Delany expands on Schuyler's racial constructionist approach to identity, including gender and sexuality in addition to race. Critically intertwining the genres of SF and African American literature allows a critique of the racism in the science fiction and a more accurate and positive portrayal of the scientific connections in the African American literature.

Connecting the popular fiction of Burroughs, the controversial career of Schuyler, and the postmodern texts of Delany illuminates a gradual change from a stable, essentialist construction of racial identity at the turn of the century to the variable, social construction of poststructuralist subjectivity today.