James V. Fenelon
James V. Fenelon | |
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| Occupation(s) | Sociologist, poet, author, and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA in Communication Arts MIA in Intercultural Management MAT in Teaching Languages Certificate of Advanced Studies PhD in Sociology |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University School for International Training School for International Training (VT) Harvard Graduate School of Education Northwestern University |
| Thesis | "Culturicide, Resistance, Survival: Cultural Domination of Lakota Oyate" (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | California State University, San Bernardino Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania John Carroll University |
James V. Fenelon is an American sociologist, poet, author, and academic; Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies at California State University, San Bernardino. Fenelon's academic work has revolved around Indigenous Peoples, centering on disparities related to race/ethnicity, class, social policy, global climate change, and cultural sovereignty of Native Nations, exploring global issues such as World-systems analysis, globalization, urban and political affairs, international/intercultural matters, and environmental racism. He authored the books Culturicide, Resistance and Survival of the Lakota in 1998, Indigenous Peoples and Globalization, Resistance and Revitalization in 2009, Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism in 2017, and Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions – 1492–1790 in 2023.