Enid Lynette Logan
Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
909 Social Science Building
267 19th Avenue South, MinneapolisMN55455
office (612) 624-3598, fax (612) 624-7020
Academic Positions
University of MinnesotaAssistant Professor, Sociology2005-
Affiliate Member, Life Course Center2005-
Adjunct Faculty, African American & African Studies2006-
PreDoctoral Fellow 2005-04
EDUCATION
.University of MichiganPhD in Sociology, Major in Race & Ethnicity2005
Graduate Certificate in Latin Am & Caribbean Studies2001
M.A. in Sociology1997
YaleUniversityB.A. in Sociology, Afro-American Studies Concentration1994
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
U.S., Latin American, and Caribbean Race Relations, Intersectionality (Race, Class & Gender), Family, Marriage & Gender, Multicultural Feminism, Historical Sociology, Sociology of the Law, Cultural Sociology, Sociology of the Media
CURRENT RESEARCH
(Book Project)“Rooted in the Black Community but Not Limited To It,” Barack Obama’s Presidential Candidacy and the Transformation of Racial Politics in the Post Civil-Rights U.S. This book is a case study in American race relations, that takes the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama as its object. The key issue addressed in thebook is howObama’s candidacy highlights and transforms the politics of race in the contemporary U.S. Themes to be explored include Obama’s challenge to hegemonic constructs of American cultural identity, his expansion of the concept of “blackness,” his rhetoric of personal responsibility and the exacerbation of class divisions within the black community, “post-racial” identities versus identity politics, debates about the relative primacy of gender and race, defining “good” black politicians (Obama) and “bad” ones (Jackson, Sharpton), and how to play the new politics of race in the “post-post” civil rights U.S.—to win. The primary data for the study consists of editorials, articles, blogs, cable tv, news radio, and other forms of public speech.
Youth Speak! Perspectives on Race andGender in the 2008 Presidential Election. This study inquires into the perspectives of voters under the age of 30-- a segment of the population that has been viewed as particularly important to the present election. The goals of the research are 1) to understand Senator Obama’s tremendous appeal to young people and 2) to see how young people make sense of the roles of race and gender in the current election. The study will be based on approximately 100 in-depth interviews with college students between the ages of 18 and 29. Our use of qualitative interviews allows us to go beyond the kinds of sound bites most commonly found in the press, to analyze the nuance and complexity of the worldviews of young voters.
Apprehending Cuba’s Post-Colonial Racial Hierarchy through an Analysis of Catholic Marital Records. The present research seeks to elucidate the structure and dynamics of Cuba’s social construct of race. I do this through an analysis of the records of 15,000 Catholic marriages, celebrated between 1899 and 1940. I compare the socioeconomic characteristics of brides and grooms identified variously as black, mulatto, or white, and document racial patterns in mate selection. The key questions that I seek to answer are 1) In terms of the measures of nuptiality captured in the data, just how similar or dissimilar are each of the race/color groups to each other? Do mulattos appear to be more like blacks or more like whites? Does the degree of similarity or dissimilarity increase or decrease over time? 2) Does the data suggest that Cuba’s racial hierarchy would best be characterized as binary, or as tripartite in nature?
On Dreams Deferred & American Dreams: African-American Perspectives on Immigration & Race. This study inquires into the perspectives of native-born blacks on the intertwined issues of race and immigration. Using in-depth interviews with black respondents, I ask, how do you perceive the country’s newest residents- categorized variously as “black,” Latino, Asian, and “other”? Is immigration changing the U.S. in ways that are largely negative or largely positive? Does the presence of immigrants hurt or help black people? How do you think that immigrants will influence race relations in the future?
HONORS & AWARDS
2009- 2008 President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award, University of Minnesota
2008Single Semester Leave,University of Minnesota
2006McKnight Research Fellowship, GraduateSchool, University of Minnesota
2006Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, GraduateSchool, University of Minnesota
2005-04PreDoctoral Residential Fellowship,University of Minnesota
2003Center for the Education of Women Research Fellowship, University of Michigan
2002Fichter Award for Research on Women, Gender and Religion, Assn for the Soc of Religion
2002Constant H. Jacquet Award for Research on Religion, Religious Research Association
2002Institute for Research on Women & Gender 4-Month Fellowship, Univ of Michigan
2002Latin American Studies Collection Travel Grant,University of Florida, Gainesville
2001- 1999RackhamGraduateSchool Research Award, University of Michigan
2001-1996Rackham Merit Fellowship,RackhamGraduateSchool, University of Michigan
2000D’Arms Award for Humanities Research,University of Michigan
1999-1998International PreDissertation Fellowship, Social Science Research Council ($40,000)
1997Center for African & Afro-American Studies Research Grant,University of Michigan 1996 Judith & Howard Sims Award. School of Social Work, University of Michigan
($5,000prize for paper “Politics of Colorblind Advocacy of Transracial Adoption”)
1996Latin-American & Caribbean Studies Field Research Grant,University of Michigan
1996Quantitative Methods Training Award, Institute for Social Research, UnivMichigan
1996-1994CIC PreDoctoral Fellowship for Minorities, Lilly Foundation
1994Magna Cum Laude, YaleUniversity
1994Distinction in Sociology, YaleUniversity
1993Phi Beta Kappa
WORKS PUBLISHED
Logan, Enid L. 2008.“The 1899 Cuban Marriage Law Controversy: Church, State and Empire inthe Crucible of Nation.” Journal of Social History, Vol 42. no 2: 469-494.
Logan, Enid L.2000. “Conspirators, Pawns, Patriots and Brothers: Race and Politics in Western
Cuba, 1906-1909.” Political Power & Social Theory, Vol. 14: 3-51.
Logan, Enid L. 1999.“El apóstol y el comandante en jefe: Racial Discourses and Practices in
Cuba 1890- 1999.” Pp. 195-213 in The Global Color Line: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
and Struggle from a Global Perspective, edited by Joe Feagin and Pinar John Batur-
VanderLippe. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, Incorporated.
Logan, Enid L. 1999. “The Nation’s Fury over ‘Crack Babies,’” Social Justice : A Journal of
Crime,Conflict & World Order, Vol. 26, no. 1: 115-138. Reprinted in:Gaines, Larry K. and Peter B. Kraska, eds. Drugs, Crime & Justice: Contemporary Perspectives, 2d ed. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc, 2003. Pp. 368-382. Reprinted in: Weinberg, Martin S. and Earl Rubington, eds. Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective, 9th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon Publishing Company, 2004. Reprinted in: Schram, Pamela J. and Barbara Koons-Witt. Gendered (In)Justice: Theory and Practice in Feminist Criminology. Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland Press, 2004.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Logan, Enid L. “ ‘Each Sheep with his Mate’: Marking and ‘Unmarking’ Race in CubanCatholic
Marital Records, 1899-1940.” In preparation for submission to Theory and Society.
Logan, Enid L. “To Join Together the Children of God: Apprehending Cuba’s Post-Colonial Racial
Hierarchy through an Analysis of Catholic Marital Records.” In preparation for submission
to Social Science History.
Logan, Enid L. “The Coolest Brother of All Time Versus The New Millennial Feminist Hero:
Contesting Race and Gender in the 2008 Democratic Primary.” In preparation for submission to Genderand Society.
Logan, Enid L. “Politics of Colorblind Advocacy of Transracial Adoption: Race, History, Power &
Community.”In preparation for submission to Politics and Society.
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Invited Speaker on Race, Class & Gender in the 2008 Election. Seminar on Intersectionality,
Department of Sociology, IndianaUniversity, October 30-31, 2008.
“Race and the Youth Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. Presented at the “The Obama Effect” Conference,School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota,
October 24-26,2008.
“The Coolest Brother of All Time versus the American Feminist Hero: Contesting Race and
Gender in the 2008 Democratic Primary.” Presented at the Association of Black
Sociologists 38th Annual Conference, BostonMA, July 29-August 2, 2008.
“Barack Obama's Presidential Candidacyand the Politics of Race in the Contemporary U.S.”
Presented at the University ofMinnesota Sociology Department Workshop Series,
January 22, 2008.
“Marking and Unmarking Race: Unraveling the Logic of Social Ascription in Cuban Catholic
Marital Records, 1899-1940.” Presented at the McKnight Fellows Workshop, April 2007.
“Racial ‘Logics’ of the Cuban Catholic Church. An Analysis of Marital Records From the First
Constitutional Era (1899-1940).” Presented at the Social Science History Association
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis,MN,November 2006.
“The 1899 Cuban Marriage Law: Church and State in the Crucible of Nation.” Presented at the
Latin American Talks Series, University of Minnesota, March 2006.
“Investigative Notes: Marking Race and Sex in Cuban Catholic Baptismal and Marital Records,
1902-1940.” Presented at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL, January 2003.
“Race and Sex in the Sorting of God’s Children: The National Body as Imagined by the Catholic
Church in Havana, 1902-1940.” Presented at Workshop “Open Secrets: Race, Law and
Nation in the CubanRepublic,” sponsored by the Department of History and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program at the University of Michigan, November 2001.
“The wrong Race, committing Crime, doing Drugs, and maladjusted for Motherhood: The Nation’s
Fury over ‘Crack Babies’: Putting Black Women on Trial.” American SociologicalAssociation Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, August 1998.
“Bandits, Agitators, Patriots and Brothers: Afro-Cuban Male Political Mobilization and Elite
White Response in Pinar del Rio.” Workshop on Historical Sociology, University of
Michigan. Facilitator: George Steinmetz, March 1998.
“El apóstol y el comandante en jefe: Racial Discourses and Practices in Cuba, 1890- 1999.”
Student Brownbag Series, Center for African and Afro-American Studies, University of
Michigan, February 1998.
“Racial Realities and Racial Rhetoric: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Cuban Revolution of
1959.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, August 1997.
Informal Academic Presentations & Writing
Invited Speaker. Lecture Series on Race and Gender. MulticulturalResourceCenter and Women’s
Center, St. CloudStateUniversity, October 28, 2008
Presenter. First Year Seminar on Law & Public Policy. University of MinnesotaCollege of Liberal
Arts. Instructor Michael Dueñas. October 21, 2008
Panelist. Black Student Union Political Forum. With Professors August Nimtz and Rose Brewer.
University of Minnesota, October 20, 2008
Invited Contributor. “The Social Significance of Barack Obama.” Contexts Magazine, moderated
online discussion. August 2008
Invited Contributor. “From King to Obama: Race in America.” Social Science Research Council
Online roundtable. April 2008
Panelist. “Revving up Global Race, Ethnicity, and Migration.” Event sponsored by the Institute for
Global Studies and the ImmigrationHistoryResearchCenter, Univ Minnesota, May 2007
Panelist. “Cuba After Castro.” Event sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study, University of
Minnesota, August 2006
Presenter. Graduate Research Methods Seminar. “Using Historical Methods in Sociological
Research.” University of Minnesota Department of Sociology, April 2006
TEACHING
Race, Class & Gender, American Race Relations, Social Problems
Future Undergraduate Teaching Introduction to Sociology, Social Theory, Sociology of the Family, Topics in Cuban Society Future Graduate Seminars Race and Politics in the Age of Obama, Comparative Historical Methods, Race and Ethnicity in Latin America & the Caribbean
Special Recognition
Certificate of Appreciation “Thank a Teacher Program,” Center for Teaching and Learning, Fall 2007
STUDENT MENTORING& ADVISING
Undergraduates
2008AyiAnna Kennerly, McNair Fellowship Faculty Advisor
2008Caitlin Hamrock, Independent Research
2007Kia Heise, Independent Research
Graduate Students
2008 Jessica Molina, RA on Youth Speak Project
2008 Kristen Haltinner, RA on Youth Speak Project
2008 Nneka Onyilofor (Global Studies), RA on Youth Speak Project
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Professional Development & Research Experience
2008- / Principal Investigator. Youth Speak: Perspectives on the 2008 Presidential Election. Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota. Currently supervising team of 6 research assistants conducting qualitative research on the election.2006-05 / Participant. Early Career Teaching Program. University of Minnesota. Classroom observation,small and large group meetings to improve teaching. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Services.
2006-02 / Archival Researcher. HavanaCuba. Conducted primary research on Cuban racial and family history. Collected data from 42,000 baptismal and 15,000 marital records located in five historic parishes in the city of Havana. Worked additionally in the Historical Archive of the Diocese of Havana, the Cuban National Archives, and numerous other small archives.
2001 / Research Assistant. “Violence and its Aftermath in Modern Latin America.” Principal Investigator Daniel Rothenberg, Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan. Duties included Spanish to English translation of Guatemalan Law of National Reconciliation, literature review on lynching and vigilantism,coding and analysis of truth commission reports from El Salvador, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina.
1999-98 / Graduate Fellow. Interdisciplinary Institute.RackhamGraduateSchool, University of Michigan. Participated in series of workshops on advancing interdisciplinarity.
1998 / Graduate Fellow. “After the American Century? 1898-1998” Workshop. Latin American & CaribbeanStudiesCenter, University of Michigan. Week-long colloquium assessing legacy of the U.S. conquest of Spain.
1997-96 / Archival Researcher. Post-Emancipation Societies Seminar. Professors: Rebecca Scott and Fred Cooper, Department History, University of Michigan. Executed historical study of black political mobilization in Pinar del Río, Cuba 1906-1907, as part of training in historical methods. Conducted research at US National Archives and Library of Congress in WashingtonD.C.
1996-95 / Survey Researcher & Interviewer. Detroit Area Study, Survey Research Practicum. Principal Investigators: David Williams & James Jackson, Departments of Sociology & Psychology, University of Michigan. Conducted face-to-face interviews with residents in Detroit Metro area on issues of race & health. Executed quantitative study of race, gender and body image using 1995 DAS data, as part of training in survey research methods.
1995-94 / Research Assistant. “Corporate 500 Network Analysis.” Principal Investigator: Mark Mizruchi, Sociology, University of Michigan. Coded and collected and data at GeorgeWashingtonUniversity and University of Michigan Business School Libraries.
Service
2009 / Member. Promotion, Tenure & Salary Committee, Department of Sociology2008 / Member. Initiative on Diversity in Graduate and Professional Admissions. Office of the Dean of the GraduateSchool, University of Minnesota
2008-07 / Member. Graduate Committee. Department of Sociology, Universityof Minnesota
2007-06 / Member. Immigration Faculty Search Committee. Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
2006- / Member, Latin-American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies (LACIS) Collaborative. University of Minnesota.
2006 / Keynote Speaker. African-American Academic Achievement Awards. CentralHigh School, St. PaulMN. Addressed audience of ~150 graduating seniors and family members.
2006-05 / Member. Graduate Committee. Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
2006-05 / Organizer. LACIS Collaborative. University of Minnesota
2006-04 / Co-Organizer. African-American Faculty Initiative. University of Minnesota
2004- / Member. Faculty of Color Initiative (FOCI). University of Minnesota
2000-1994 / Member. Sociologists of Color, University of Michigan
1998 / Chair. Sociology Graduate Students Conference Committee. University ofMichigan
1998-97 / Co-Chair. Sociology Graduate Students Organization. (SGS) University of Michigan
1998-97 / Steward. Graduate Employees Organization (GEO). University of Michigan
1997 / Chair. Sociology Graduate Students Prelim Reform Committee
MEDIA
“Good Question: Is Obama the First Black President?” WCCO Channel 4 News at 10 with Jason DeRusha. Aired November 5, 2008. Interview on Obama as black or multiracial.
“Forum Tackles Taboo Topics,” by Kari Petrie. St Cloud Times, October 29, 2008, page 1. Coverage of presentation on Youth Speak Project.
“Tightrope Walker: The UShas its first viable black presidential candidate. Enid Logan explores how Barack Obama is a sign of our racial times,” by Danny LaChance. CLA Reach Magazine, Winter 2008.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & Activities
American Sociological Association
Sectionon Ethnic and Racial Minorities
Section on Race, Gender & Class
Section on Comparativeand Historical Sociology
Association of Black Sociologists
American Historical Association
Latin American Studies Association
Midwest Sociological Society
Social Science History Association
Sociologists for Women in Society
Occasional Reviewer
American Journal of Sociology
Sociological Perspectives
Sociology Compass
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