Dr. Elwood Watson
Dr. Elwood Watson is a professor of history, African American Studies, and Gender Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of several books and articles. His latest work Performing American Masculinities: The 21st Century Man in Popular Culture published by Indiana University Press.
Dr. Elwood Watson is a professor of history, African American Studies, and Gender Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of several books and articles. His latest work Performing American Masculinities: The 21st Century Man in Popular Culture published by Indiana University Press.
Young Men and the Epidemic of Anger, Violence
by Dr. Elwood Watson | July 21, 2015It is truly an alarming and disturbing state of affairs. [...] Read more
The Sad Reality of Bill Cosby’s Downfall
by Dr. Elwood Watson | July 14, 2015Last week, a U.S district judge ordered that depositions given by Bill Cosby in a 2005 lawsuit [...] Read more
Symbolic Gestures Distracting from Black Community’s Key Issues
by Dr. Elwood Watson | July 6, 2015Many times such nominal gestures wind up having insufficient funds when it’s time to cash the [...] Read more
Dylann Roof is a Racist and Terrorist. Period.
by Dr. Elwood Watson | June 22, 2015The sad and sobering truth is that this is hardly the first time that a Black church has been t [...] Read more
Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege
by Dr. Elwood Watson | June 16, 2015Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have bee [...] Read more
Marginalization, Demonization of Black Women is Real
by Dr. Elwood Watson | June 9, 2015Many Americans have witnessed the dramatic, intense and shocking video of several unarmed Black [...] Read more
Blaming Obama for the State of Race Relations Disingenuous at Best
by Dr. Elwood Watson | June 4, 2015Many Republican politicians, pundits and loyal GOP voters have targeted President Obama (and, i [...] Read more
Are Americans Becoming More Ambivalent Toward Religion?
by Dr. Elwood Watson | May 28, 2015Pew Research says yes, especially millenials. [...] Read more
Race Relations at a Rocky Impasse
by Dr. Elwood Watson | May 13, 2015A recent CBS News poll of 1,027 adults taken last week indicated that a majority of people beli [...] Read more
Baltimore: Blaming The Victim and Manipulating the Narrative
by Dr. Elwood Watson | May 5, 2015Racism and intellectual dishonesty at play in the death of Freddie Gray. [...] Read more
Depression Among Graduate Students is Real
by Dr. Elwood Watson | April 29, 2015As those of us who have gone through such an experience are well aware, for a number of people [...] Read more
Dyson-West Squabble: There’s Nothing to See Here
by Dr. Elwood Watson | April 22, 2015The Black blogger sphere, in particular twitter, has been churning overtime in response to the [...] Read more
Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome
by Dr. Elwood Watson | April 15, 2015A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them. [...] Read more
Understanding Generation X
by Dr. Elwood Watson | April 9, 2015By now most people have heard of Generation X, the 46 million Americans born between 1965 and 1 [...] Read more
Are Millennials a Socially Awkward Generation?
by Dr. Elwood Watson | March 31, 2015According to many consultants, employers, professors, pundits and other purveyors of the cultur [...] Read more
