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African American Studies

An introduction to the large and rich area of scholarship that is African American Studies
eBook, English, 2010
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2010
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1 online resource (329 pages)
9780748637164, 9780748686971, 0748637168, 0748686975
964837661
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part i History and Theoretical Perspectives in African American Studies; Chapter 2 African American Studies: Discourses and Paradigms; Chapter 3 Afrocentricity and Africology: Theory and Practice in the Discipline; Part ii Community Service, Social Activism and the Academy; Chapter 4 Town and Gown: Reaffirming Social Responsibility in Africana Studies; Chapter 5 Reflections on the Journey: Interview with Danny Glover (May 2008). Chapter 6 Black Studies for the Public: Interview with Manning Marable (September 2008)Part iii International Perspectives; Chapter 7 Africa and its Importance to African American Studies; Chapter 8 Black Studies in the UK and US: A Comparative Analysis; Part iv Selected Areas of Scholarship; Chapter 9 Africana Studies and Oral History: A Critical Assessment; Chapter 10 African American Philosophy: Through the Lens of Struggle; Chapter 11 Song and Dance Nexus in the Africana Aesthetic: An Approach; Chapter 12 Perspectives on Womanism, Black Feminism, and Africana Womanism. Chapter 13 Theorizing African American ReligionPart v Commentary; Chapter 14 African American Studies: Vital, Transformative, and Sustainable; Notes on the Editor, Contributors, and Interviewees; Index