Professor, Scholar, Activist, Guest Speaker, Dancer, Choreographer, and Fitness Instructor
Aimee Glocke (She/Her) is an educator; researcher; author; speaker; dancer; and fitness instructor. Although these do not seem to be related, they all correlate to how Aimee balances life: the balance of the mental, spiritual, psychological, emotional, and physical. They are also avenues she uses to educate and disseminate information.
Aimee is an African Centered Full Professor at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in the Department of Africana Studies. Her mission in life is to help liberate the Black community; move the discipline of Black Studies forward; and to pass on the knowledge that has been instilled in her by the elders and the ancestors to the next generation of Black Studies students/scholars both inside and outside the academy.
Aimee is dedicated to the liberation of Black people – at all costs. This is not an intellectual exercise; this is life. Her purpose is to put her mission into action.
“People can reach out to me, and I can assist them in how they can further the liberation of Black people, move the discipline forward, and continue to pass on liberatory information to the individuals around them.”
For over two decades, Aimee has published more than 25 articles, and has been featured in documentaries relating to Black Studies. Aimee’s publications can be seen in The Huffington Post; The Journal of Pan African Studies; Diverse Issues in Higher Education; and various student newspapers across the country. She is currently one of the Co-Editors and Managing Editors for the new Black Studies journal, Siyabonana: The Journal of Africana Studies.
“Even though its origins date back to Ancient Egypt, Black Studies didn’t officially become a discipline in the university until 1968 when students, faculty, and community members at San Francisco State University went on a five-month strike demanding Black Studies and Ethnic Studies be added to the curriculum. This strike led to other protests across the country where Black Studies was also demanded such as California State University, Northridge; Cornell University; University of Wisconsin; etc. Thus, Black Studies and Ethnic Studies are the only disciplines in the university birthed out of protest.”
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Aimee has an extensive history teaching at universities across the country, primarily covering the disciplines of Africana Studies and Dance.
She has taught at UCLA; the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Temple University; the University of Wyoming; and is currently based at California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
