Creador(es)
- Autor/a: Weber, Shirley
- Interviewer: Resnik, Susan
Fecha
2 de julio de 2008
Editor
The San Diego State University Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Ubicación física
The San Diego State University Library, Special Collections & University Archives
Institución custodia
San Diego State University
Idioma
English
Identificador local
WEBERSHIRLEY-2008
Title
Interview with Shirley Weber Ph.D., 2008
Creators and Contributors
- Author: Weber, Shirley
- Interviewer: Resnik, Susan
Date Issued
July 2nd, 2008
Description
An oral history conducted by Susan Resnik, Ph.D. with former San Diego State University Professor Emeritus Shirley Weber on June 30th and July 2, 2008. Shirley Weber received her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Communications from the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in African American movement studies, Marcus Garvey, and black language. In 1972, before completing her doctorate, Weber became an assistant professor of speech at San Diego State University. She helped to develop the curriculum for the then newly-created Africana Studies Department, eventually serving as its chair. She served on the National Council for Black Studies, and received the Outstanding Faculty Award six times. Doctor Weber also initiated the Alternative Spring Break, which takes students to South Africa in order to participate in cultural exchange and service activities. She also served as the Director of the Academy for Effectively Teaching African American Students and co-founded the W.E.B. DuBois Leadership Institute for Young Black Scholars. This oral history focuses on Weber's early life, leading up to her professorship at San Diego State University. She discusses growing up in South Central Los Angeles, and the obstacles, culture shock and displacement she encountered while attending the University of California, Los Angeles. Doctor Weber also details her role in the development of the Africana Studies Department at SDSU, focusing on the constant need to justify the department's existence, mentoring students, community outreach, and the Alternative Spring Break program to South Africa. Towards the end of the recording, she discusses the San Diego African American community as well as her involvement in community activities and outreach. This oral history was made possible by a grant from the John and Jane Adams Endowment for the Humanities and is part of the University Archives Multimedia Files Collection. Names mentioned during the interview include: David Nash, Mildred Cooper Nash, Alabama Nash, Elizabeth Cooper, Birdell Hood Cooper, Birdell Ross, Lucy Hood, Jack McFadden, Lois Nash, Molefi Kete Asante, Emory J. Tolbert, Henrietta Vinton Davis, Amy Jacques Garvey, Thomas Harvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, Carrol Waymon, Harold Brown, Daniel Weber, Elijah Walter Miles, and Marlon Smith.
Publisher
The San Diego State University Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Extent
5:53:54
Form
sound recording
Copyright
© San Diego State University. All rights reserved.
Held by
The San Diego State University Library, Special Collections & University Archives
Manuscript number
MS-0296
Owning institution
San Diego State University
Language
English
Local Identifier
WEBERSHIRLEY-2008
Related object
WEBERSHIRLEY-2008T