University Honors Program

Darwin Fishman, PhD

HNRS 300: Ethnic Studies Methodologies

Dr. Darwin Fishman teaches for Multicultural and Gender Studies and the Honors Program at Chico State, the Sociology and African Studies at UC San Diego, and the Department of Sociology and Africana Studies at San Diego State University. He has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland-College Park, an M.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Social Science) from the San Francisco State University and a B.A. degree in Sociology from University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.   

Dr. Fishman has numerous publications including the following books: Tarred and Feathered, Again:  Racial Attacks on President Obama That Provoke, Disappear, and Fester Cognella Press (Fall, 2017).From Misunderstood Apathy to Radical Engagement: How Race, Gender, and Sexuality Influence Contemporary Youth Politics Rowman and Littlefield Publishers (Forthcoming) Political Activities of African American Teenagers:  A Case Study of High School Students in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, The Edwin Mellen Press, Spring, (2011.)He has also published the following journal articles and chapters: “Racial Attacks on President Obama And the White Nationalist Legacy,” The Western Journal of Black Studies, December 2013; “Can Washington, D.C. Youth Speak?  Youth, Race, and Education in the Political Socialization Process,” in the book Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia:  Federal Politics and Public Policy, Lexington Press, Winter, 2010.Co-Editors of the Book: Drs. Ronald Walters and Toni Michelle Travis. 

Portrait of Darwin Fishman, PhD