David Hinds

 Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
 PhD, Howard University
 Arrived at ASU in 2002
 Office: Wilson Hall room 155
 Phone: (480) 965-1597
 E-Mail: david.hinds@asu.edu

David Hinds(PhD, Howard University,1998, Political Science) is an Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies with a concentration on the Caribbean and African Diaspora Studies. His major areas of teaching and research are Governance and Politics in the African Diaspora , Race and Ethnicity in Plural Societies ,Black Political Thought and Political Protest and Resistance.

Biography

PhD, Political Science: Howard University (1998)

MA, Political Science: Howard University (1993)

BA, University of the District of Colombia (1990)

Courses Taught

Making of Caribbean Society

Islands of Globalization: Caribbean Politics and Political Economy

Race, Ethnicity and Democracy in Plural Societies

Pan Africanism, Black Nationalism and Black Power

Introduction to African American Politics

Black Political Thought: From DuBois to Rodney

Music as Political Discourse: Reggae, Calypso and Hip Hop

Academic Publications

Journal Articles

“Problems of Democratic Transition in Guyana: Mistakes and Miscalculations in 1992” in Social and Economic Studies 54:1 pp 67-82 (2005).

Walter Rodney and Political Resistance in Guyana: Revisiting the 1979-80 Civil Rebellion” in Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and Its Diasporas , (Forthcoming)

Book Chapters

“ Guyana’s Dominant Political Culture,” in Holger Henke and Fred Reno (eds) Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean, Kingston: UWI Press (2003)

“Race and Democratic Transition in Guyana: The Consequences of the 1992 Election,” in Kampta Karran (ed) Racial Conflict Resolution and Power Sharing in Guyana. Georgetown: Offerings Publications (2003)

“Internal Political Tribalism and Regional Integration in the Caribbean” (November 2005) in The European Union and Regional Integration: A Comparative Perspective and Lessons for the Americas Joaquín Roy and Roberto Domínguez (eds) Miami: Jean Monet Chair-European Union Center, University of Miami; Buenos Aires: Universidad Nacional Tres de Febero. (Forthcoming)

“Race, Democracy and Power Sharing in Guyana” in Judaman Seecoomar (ed) Democratic Advance and Conflict Resolution in Post Colonial Guyana” Leeds: Peepal Tree Press (Forthcoming)

Book Reviews

“ David Hinds reviews Kampta Karran’s Race and Ethnicity in Guyana-Introductory Readings” in K. Karran (ed) Racial Conflict Resolution and Power Sharing in Guyana . Georgetown , Guyana : Offerings Publications (2003).

PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP

Books

Race and Political Discourse in Guyana: A Conversation with African Guyanese in the Presence and Hearing of Indian Guyanese, Georgetown Guyana: Guyana-Caribbean Politics Publications (2004)

 African Cultural Retentions in Guyana- Nation Ah Whey Dem Nation: An Anthology of Queh Queh Songs, Georgetown Guyana: Guyana-Caribbean Politics Publications (2004)

Recent Non Refereed Journal/ Magazine/ Newspaper Articles

Walter Rodney: 25 years later in Emancipation, August 2005

 Walter Rodney’s Guyana Years: His 1974 return and immediate impact in Stabroek News, May 29, 2005

Recent Lectures/Speeches

The Future of African Guyanese in Guyana. Presented at Emancipation Panel Discussion, Guyana (August 2004)

 The Burden of Forwarding: The Black Graduate and Black Resistance-Empowerment Commencement Address at Black Commencement Ceremony, The Claremont Colleges (May 2004)