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1 online resource (x, 318 pages) |
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Introducing ethnic studies |
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Introducing ethnic studies.
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Introduction / Jeanette R. Davidson -- African American Studies : discourses and paradigms / Perry A. Hall -- Afrocentricity and Africology : theory and practice in the discipline / Molefi Kete Asante -- Town and gown : reaffirming social responsibility in Africana Studies / Charles E. Jones and Nafeesa Muhammad -- Reflections on the journey : interview with Danny Glover ; Black Studies for the public : interview with Manning Marable / Jeanette R. Davidson -- Africa and its importance to African American Studies / Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. -- Black Studies in the UK and US : a comparative analysis / Mark Christian -- Africana Studies and oral history : a critical assessment / Leslie M. Alexander and Curtis J. Austin -- African American Philosophy : through the lens of struggle / George Yancy -- Song and dance nexus in the Africana aesthetic : an approach / Melanie Bratcher -- Perspectives on Womanism, Black feminism, and Africana Womanism / Maria D. Davidson and Scott Davidson -- Theorizing African American Religion / Victor Anderson -- African American Studies : vital, transformative, and sustainable / Jeanette R. Davidson and Tim Davidson |
| Summary |
This book presents the diverse, expansive nature of African American Studies and its characteristic interdisciplinarity. It is intended for use with undergraduate/ beginning graduate students in African American Studies, American Studies and Ethnic Studies. Section I focuses on the historical development of the field and the diverse theoretical perspectives utilized in African American Studies. Section II examines African American Studies' commitment to community service and social activism, and includes exclusive interviews with acclaimed actor/activist Danny Glover and renowned scholar, Manning Marable. Section III presents international perspectives. Section IV includes selected areas of scholarship: Oral History as an important research methodology; African American Philosophy; African Aesthetics (song and dance); perspectives on Womanism, Black Feminism and Africana Womanism with a focus on literature; and African American Religion. The book concludes with African American Studies' strengths and challenges and demonstrates that it is vital, transformative and sustainable for universities and communities. Key features Each chapter is original, and commissioned specifically for this book, with scholars from diverse areas of the field of African American Studies Includes two exclusive interviews: with Danny Glover, acclaimed actor and activist and with Manning Marable, one of the best known 'public intellectuals' in Black Studies in the US Promotes many different 'voices', including a powerful first person description by one man of the torture he endured by US authorities The dual purpose of African American Studies related to scholarship and education and the responsibility to social activism with communities is highlighted throughout |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Study and teaching
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Cultural Heritage.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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African Americans -- Study and teaching.
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Schwarze.
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USA.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Davidson, Jeanette R. (Jeanette Ross), 1953-
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| ISBN |
9780748637164 |
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0748637168 |
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