James V. Fenelon

James V. Fenelon is an American sociologist, poet, author, and academic. He is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies at California State University, San Bernardino, and Lang Visiting Professor for Social Change at Swarthmore College.[1] His personal and professional life has revolved around his Native (Dakota/Lakota) heritage from North Dakota.[2]

James V. Fenelon
NationalityAmerican (Native and Euro-ethnic descent)
Occupation(s)Sociologist, poet, author, and academic
Academic background
EducationBA in Communication Arts
MIA in Intercultural Management
MAT in Teaching Languages
Certificate of Advanced Studies
PhD in Sociology
Alma materLoyola Marymount University
School for International Training
School for International Training (VT)
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Northwestern University
Thesis"Culturicide, Resistance, Survival: Cultural Domination of Lakota Oyate" (1995)
Academic work
InstitutionsCalifornia State University, San Bernardino
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
John Carroll University

Fenelon's academic work has revolved around Indigenous Peoples, with other studies centering on disparities related to race/ethnicity, class, social policy, global climate change, and cultural sovereignty of Indigenous communities. His work has analyzed the socio-political attitudes and actions of North Americans toward Native Nations. In addition, he has explored different global issues such as World-systems analysis, globalization change, urban & political affairs, international/intercultural matters, and environmental racism concerns.[3] He has authored the books Culturicide, Resistance and Survival of the Lakota in 1998,[4] Indigenous Peoples and Globalization, Resistance and Revitalization in 2009,[5] Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism in 2017,[6] and Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions – 1492–1790 in 2023.

Education

After serving in the U.S. Navy (1972–76), Fenelon went to Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts in 1978. Later (1981), he earned a Master of International Administration from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont with a thesis titled "Towards Social Consciousness". He earned a Master of Arts in teaching, authoring a thesis titled "The Martinique Workshops: In-service Teacher Training" from the same institution in 1983. After working in the Caribbean, East Asian countries, and Indigenous Nations, he continued academic pursuits, switching research interests towards comparative sociology, while doing Advanced Studies at Harvard, earning a PhD from Northwestern University in 1995, with the thesis: "Culturicide, Resistance, Survival: Cultural Domination of Lakota Oyate".[7]

Career

Fenelon began his teaching career as an English as a second language (ESL) Instructor at the Haitian-American Institute, followed by coordination of language workshops in Martinique in 1983. Subsequently, he held teaching and program coordination positions including a Foreign Expert Lecturer at the Shanghai International Studies University in China (1983–84), and Coordinator / Instructor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at institutions around Tokyo including SONY, Newport University in Japan, SUMITOMO (1984–85), and Lecturer of TESOL program development at the Universiti Teknologi MARA and University of Maryland in Malaysia for one year in 1985 and also at the University of Texas consortium in 1986. In addition, he served as a Project Director at Standing Rock College, ND (1987–88), and as a Trainer/Coordinator at the Midwest Multifunctional Bilingual Education Resource Center, Des Plaines, IL (1988-1992). Upon completing his PhD in 1995, he became assistant professor of sociology at John Carroll University.[8] He joined California State University, San Bernardino as an assistant professor of sociology in 1999, and was promoted to associate professor in 2002. Since 2005, he has been a professor of sociology at California State University, San Bernardino; and held the position of Lang Visiting Professor for Social Change at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania from 2021 to 2023.[7]

He has been the workshop Director in the Language Office at Chambre de Commerce, Fort-de-France, and briefly served for North Dakota's Indian Education Office and Economic Development Commission in 1988 and Proctor Academy in 1991.[1] He is a founding Committee Member for California Indian Nations College (CINC) and founding Director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies at California State University, San Bernardino.[7]

He worked with the Water Resources Policy Institute for the CSU, and on environmental water research in southern California, with research on the ethnohistory of Lenape: hoking in eastern Pennsylvania.[9]

Research

Fenelon's research in and on Indigenous communities has contributed to the understanding of social issues related to the cultural domination of Native Nations and struggles of American Indians over sovereignty, along with global issues of race and racism. He has authored numerous publications: books, book chapters, and more than 40 peer-reviewed articles.[10]

He was Principal Investigator of "Native American/Tribal Water and Land – Listening Sessions," engaging with local and regional California Indian nations and peoples such as the Tongva, Serrano, Cahuilla, and Luiseno. Additionally, he has held the position of Senior Research Fellow for research focused on "Indigenous Perspectives on Water, Land & Traditional Culture" among California Indian nations and Indigenous peoples.[7]

Indigenous peoples and globalization

Fenelon's research on the impact of globalization on Indigenous people has highlighted how survivance, resistance, and resurgence developed within these communities.[11][12] In his book, Indigenous Peoples and Globalization, Resistance, and Revitalization, he explored various challenges faced by indigenous communities as a result of globalization and illustrates how they have been adapting and resisting the influence of states for thousands of years. Reviewers highlighted the book's theoretical framework, noting that "despite their unique cultural and historical origins, all indigenous resistance movements share some common features because they are all formed in reaction to state oppression".[13] In related research, he introduced models for indigenous movements, one focused on indigenous revitalization, and the other on resistance to state domination and the impact of globalization, particularly in the context of neoliberalism.[14] He has worked on indigenous environmental sociology and how it provides an alternative to hegemonic social institutions.[15] Moreover, in the book chapter (with Kari Marie Norgaard), ‘’Towards an Indigenous Environmental Sociology’’ he described the potential usage of indigenous perspectives towards environmental sociology.[16]

Racism

Fenelon has done research in the area of race and structural racism, especially against indigenous communities.[17][18] In his book titled Culturicide, Resistance and Survival of the Lakota ("Sioux Nation"), he developed theories and methodologies that offer a better understanding of the domination of Native Americans by examining the Lakota, also referred to as the Sioux Nation of Indians. Furthermore, he explored the concept of culturicide alongside theories of cultural domination and genocide, drawing connections between resistance by traditionalists and activists and the cultural survival seen in policies and counter-policies of the United States and Lakota.[19] His book Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism examines how team names have roots in institutional racism, and the tendency of mainstream society to overlook the consequences of four centuries of colonial conquest. It also signifies social issues related to the cultural sovereignty and representation of native nations.[20] In a book chapter titled Immigration as Racial Dominance Since 1492 he analyzed migration across lands and seas, exploring the dehumanizing impact of migration and racism on Indigenous people already present.[21] Moreover, his new book, Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions, 1492–1790 focuses on the origins of supremacy and sovereignty, and sheds light on how these social and political constructs were employed in building colonial and capitalist global domination, which presently endangers their survival through wars and climate change.[22]

Bibliography

Books
  • Culturicide, Resistance and Survival of the Lakota (“Sioux Nation”) (1998) ISBN 978-0815331193
  • Indigenous Peoples and Globalization, Resistance and Revitalization with Thomas Hall (2009) ISBN 978-1594516580
  • Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism (2017) ISBN 978-1612057408
  • Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions (2023) ISBN 978-1003315087

Selected book chapters
  • Fenelon, J. V., & LeBeau, D. (2006). Four directions for Indian Education: Curriculum models for Lakota/Dakota teaching & learning, in Indigenous Education & Empowerment: International Perspectives, editors: Ismael Abu-Saad & Duane Champagne, (Alta Mira) indigenous and minority education, 21–68.
  • Fenelon, J. V. (2018). The Struggle of Indigenous Americans: A Socio-Historical View. Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations, 9–31.
  • Fenelon, J. V. (2021). Immigration as Racial Dominance Since 1492: Migration and the Modern World-System of the Americas. In Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System (pp. 11–28). Routledge.

Selected articles
  • Fenelon, J. V. (1997). From peripheral domination to internal colonialism: Socio-political change of the Lakota on Standing Rock. Journal of World-Systems Research, 259–320. DOI: 10.5195/jwsr.1997.110
  • Fenelon, J. (2003). Race, research, and tenure: Institutional credibility and the incorporation of African, Latino, and American Indian faculty. Journal of Black Studies, 34(1), 87–100. DOI: 10.1177/0021934703253661
  • Fenelon, J. V., & Murguía, S. J. (2008). Indigenous peoples: Globalization, resistance, and revitalization. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(12), 1656–1671.
  • Fenelon, J. V., & C. E. Trafzer. (2014). From Colonialism to Denial of California Genocide to Mis-Representation: Indigenous Struggles in the Americas. American Behavioral Scientist, 58, No.1. DOI: 10.1177/000276421349504
  • Fenelon, J. V. (2016). Genocide, race, capitalism: Synopsis of formation within the modern world-system. Journal of World-Systems Research, 22(1), 23–30. DOI: 10.5195/jwsr.2016.607
  • Fenelon, J., & Alford, J. (2020). Envisioning Indigenous Models for Social and Ecological Change in the Anthropocene. Journal of World-Systems Research, 26(2), 372. DOI: 10.5195/jwsr.2020.996

References
  1. "jfenelo1". www.swarthmore.edu.
  2. "Socio-Political Change of the Lakota on Standing Rock".
  3. "James Fenelon – Routledge & CRC Press Author Profile". www.routledge.com.
  4. "Culturicide, resistance, and survival of the Lakota ("Sioux Nation") /".
  5. Fenelon, James V.; Murguía, Salvador J. (August 19, 2008). "Indigenous Peoples: Globalization, Resistance, and Revitalization". American Behavioral Scientist. 51 (12): 1656–1671. doi:10.1177/0002764208318924. S2CID 220681844 – via CrossRef.
  6. Fenelon, James V. (August 19, 2016). Redskins?: Sport Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315520681 – via Google Books.
  7. "James Fenelon | CSUSB". www.csusb.edu.
  8. "1998, February 19. Sociologist Dr. James V. Fenellon from John Carroll University spoke on "Chief Wahoo and the Cleveland Indians: Global Icons and Symbolic Racism" for Equal Rights Awareness Day sponsored by the student organization P.E.A.C.E. – A Documentary Chronicle of Vassar College". www.vassar.edu.
  9. "Community Water Experiences" (PDF).
  10. "James Fenelon". scholar.google.com.
  11. Hall, Thomas D.; Fenelon, James V. (February 26, 2004). "The Futures of Indigenous Peoples: 9-11 and the Trajectory of Indigenous Survival and Resistance". Journal of World-Systems Research: 153–197. doi:10.5195/jwsr.2004.307 – via jwsr.pitt.edu.
  12. Hall, Thomas D.; Fenelon, James V. (March 19, 2008). "Indigenous Movements and Globalization: What is Different? What is the Same?". Globalizations. 5 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/14747730701574478. S2CID 145174420 – via CrossRef.
  13. "Book Review: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization: Resistance and Revitalization: Thomas D. Hall and James V. Fenelon Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. 2009, 185 pp – Salvatore Babones, 2010". doi:10.1177/1440783310364444. S2CID 143588528. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. Fenelon, James V.; Hall, Thomas D. (2008). "Revitalization and Indigenous Resistance to Globalization and Neoliberalism". American Behavioral Scientist. 51 (12): 1867–1901. doi:10.1177/0002764208318938. S2CID 144846172.
  15. Fenelon, James; Alford, Jennifer (January 1, 2020). "Envisioning Indigenous Models for Social and Ecological Change in the Anthropocene". Journal of World-Systems Research. 26 (2): 372–399. doi:10.5195/JWSR.2020.996. S2CID 221691346.
  16. Norgaard, Kari Marie; Fenelon, James V. (2021). "Towards an Indigenous Environmental Sociology". Handbook of Environmental Sociology. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. pp. 477–494. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77712-8_23. ISBN 978-3-030-77711-1. S2CID 240430050.
  17. "Discrimination and Indigenous Identity in Chicago's Native Community".
  18. Fenelon, James V. (March 22, 2016). "Genocide, Race, Capitalism: Synopsis of Formation within the Modern World-system". Journal of World-Systems Research. 22 (1): 23–30. doi:10.5195/jwsr.2016.607 – via jwsr.pitt.edu.
  19. Fenelon, James V. (May 19, 1998). Culturicide, Resistance, and Survival of the Lakota ("Sioux Nation"). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780815331193 – via Google Books.
  20. Montez De Oca, Jeffrey (2018). "Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism". Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 47: 67–68. doi:10.1177/0094306117744805p. S2CID 220170165.
  21. Fenelon, James V. (2021). "Immigration as Racial Dominance Since 1492". Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System. pp. 11–28. doi:10.4324/9781003179047-3. ISBN 9781003179047. S2CID 237700342.
  22. "Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions, 1492–1790".
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