Coconuts and 'Fancy' Heads: Race, Culture and Educational Opportunity in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Prudence Carter, Associate Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
DATE: November 17, 2005
TIME: 12:00 noon
LOCATION: : Social Sciences 201
Prudence L. Carter received her Sc.B. in applied mathematics-economics from Brown University (1991), her M.A. in sociology and education from Teachers College, Columbia University (1995) and her M. Phil. and Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University (1999). Professor Carter's primary research agenda contends with prevalent cultural explanations used to explain mobility differences among various racial and ethnic groups. Her new book, Keepin' It Real: School Success beyond Black and White (Oxford University Press 2005), discusses the intersections of race, ethnicity, class and gender and their influences on culture and academic achievement among low-income African American and Latino youths.
