Anthony Greene

Anthony D. Greene, Ph.D.

Director and Associate Professor of African American Studies

 

About Dr. Greene

​​​​​​​Dr. Anthony D. Greene is the Director of the African American Studies program, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the inaugural Lucille Simmons Whipper Distinguished Professor at the College of Charleston. He specializes in race-ethnic relations and cultural and ethnic identity.
  • Education 

    University of Miami: Ph.D. - Sociology (Race-Ethnic Relations Concentration) 
    UNC Charlotte: MA – Sociology 
    UNC Charlotte: BA - Sociology & African American Studies 

  • Research Interests

    Black Cultural & Ethnic Identity 
    Racial Attitudes 
    Racial Inequality 
    Race-Ethnic Relations 

     

  • Affiliations 

    Sociology and Anthropology 

     

  • Courses Taught

    Introduction to African American Studies 
    Comparative Black Identity 
    The Politics & Sociology of Race and Gender in the US 
    Black Masculinity and Manhood 
    Research Methods 
    Race and Sports; Race-Ethnic Relations 
    Senior Capstone 
    Black Images in the Media 
    Race in American Film 
    Blackface in the Global Imaginary 
    Racism & White Supremacy in the US 
    Introduction to Sociology 

     

  • Selected Publications 

    Greene, Anthony D. forthcoming. “Masculinity, Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health: A Comparative Analysis of Black American Males and Caribbean Black Males.” A chapter in Africana Urban Education, edited by James L. Conyers, Jr. and Abul Pitre.

    Greene, Anthony D. (Summer 2021). “From the Outside In: Black Americans and Black Immigrants’ Attitudes toward Immigration & Immigration Policy.” Journal of African American Studies, 25: 422-440.

    Keenan, Kevin & Greene, Anthony D. (Fall 2018).  “Whiteness or Resilience?  Placing Terrorism by Studying Charleston, South Carolina Mother Emanuel Church Shooting." Urban Geography.  https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2018.1500247.

    Greene, Anthony D. & Shelton, Jason E. (Fall 2017). “No Fault of Their Own? Beliefs about the Causes of Racial Inequality among American Blacks, West Indian and African Immigrants." Issues in Race & Society: An Interdisciplinary Global Journal, 5: 123-146.

    Greene, Anthony D., Chaffin, LaTasha, Mangum, Maruice, and Shelton, Jason E. (Fall 2017).  “Affirming or Dis-confirming America's Promise: Attitudes about Affirmative Action Among Black Americans and Black Immigrants." Africana Social Stratification.

    Greene, Anthony, D. (Fall 2017). “You Must Learn: How Racial and Ethnic Socialization Affirms Black Identity among Black Americans and West Indians.” Book chapter in edited volume Contemporary African Families: Achievements, Challenges, and Empowerment Strategies in the 21st Century. Routledge Books.

    Mangum, Maruice, Chaffin, LaTasha, Greene, Anthony D., and Shelton, Jason E. (Fall 2016). “Aligned or Misaligned?  Similarities and Differences Between African Americans and Black Caribbeans’ Opinions on Affirmative Action.”  The Journal of Race and Policy,12:34-66.

     

     

  • Honors & Awards 

    2019  MLK, Jr. Humanitarian Award. Black History Intercollegiate Consortium. Charleson, SC.   

    2015  Outstanding Faculty ExCel Award - School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs at the College of Charleston