Towards an Understanding of Africology

Sixth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-7924-9313-3
Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback

Towards an Understanding of Africology, now in its 6th edition, represents an essential reading for students, teachers/researchers, and administrators who seek a concise, clear and comprehensive understanding of the evolution, philosophical and theoretical foundation, mission, and functional value of Africology/Black Studies in academe and human society at large.Serving as a comprehensive text for undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses in Black Studies, Towards an Understanding of Africology by Victor O. Okafor: - Includes a set of both new and significantly updated chapters (including one on "Black Lives Matter (BLM) Goes Global—George Floyd and the hot summer of 2020, a Survey of Emergent Grassroots Protests & Public Perceptions of Justice").
- Recognizes the global context of American and African American history, and the universality of the African experience.
- Discusses the evolution, scope, and philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies.
- Includes updated research and scholarship on Africa as the cradle of humankind - including recent archaeological and genetic studies.
- Examines the functional value of Black Studies/Africology in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology.
- Elaborately clarifies misconceptions about the Afrocentric/African-Centered paradigm as a conceptual framework.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wirtschaftspädagogik, Berufspädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Dedication
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Preface
- AcknowledgementsChapter 1 An Overview of Primary Historical Themes
- At the Beginning
- Kemet (Ancient Egypt)
- Nubia
- Axum
- Ghana Empire
- Mali Empire
- Songhai Empire
- Ile-Ife, Benin, Onitsha and Other Western African Kingdoms
- East African Coastal City States
- The Great Zimbabwe and Mutapa (Monomotapa)
- Pre-Columbian African Presence in Ancient America
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 2 A Brusque and Bloody Encounter
- The Most Decisive Contact
- Three Major Stages
- The Trans-Atlantic Trade in African Captives
- Slavocracy's Propaganda
- African Royal Resistance
- Offshore Resistance of the Captives
- Other Forms of Resistance
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 3 The Second Revolutionary Movement
- Abolitionism
- The Second Revolutionary Movement
- A Dual Labor System
- John Brown Raid on Harper's Ferry
- The Civil War (1861–1865)
- The Meaning of Juneteenth
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 4 National Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Reconciliation
- Three Key Constitutional Amendments
- The Dawn of a New Repression
- The Presidential Election of 1876
- Tearing Down the House
- Eruption of Jim Crow Laws
- Responses to New Repression Amidst Race Riots
- The Civil Rights (Black Protest) Movement
- Congressional Apology
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 5 The Roots of Africology
- Introduction
- Campus Discontent
- The Impact of Global Events
- A New Cadre of Intellectuals
- A Revolution in Academe
- The 1960s' Question
- The Key Question
- Centuries-Old Intellectual Antecedents
- A Pragmatic Vision of Education
- Milestones
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 6 Africology: A Discipline or an Unstructured Collection of "Black" Courses?
- Temple's Impact
- Africological Conceptual Framework
- The Afrocentric/African-Centered Paradigm
- Africological Centeredness
- Africological Method of Criticism
- The Scope of Africology
- The Question of Autonomy
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 7 Africology as a Human Science
- Africological Subject Areas
- Womanism and Gender Complementarity
- Criticisms and Constraints
- Internal Constraints
- Conclusion
- Teaching Africology
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 8 A Guide for Africological Research, Analysis, and Synthesis
- Africans, The African Diaspora, and The African World
- Multicentric Vs Universal
- The Humanist Essence of the African Cultural Heritage
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 9 Why Africology? An Examination of Debates About How to Name the Discipline
- What Drives Distinctive Nomenclatural Choices Within the Discipline?
- Cultural Pluralism
- Naming the New Field
- Issues to Consider
- Other Viewpoints
- In Retrospect
- Antagonism within Academia
- Marketability
- Africology and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University
- Conclusion
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 10 The Foundational Role of African Civilization: The Groundbreaking Impact of Diopian Egyptology
- Diop's Primary Thesis
- A Southern Origin
- Interdisciplinary Tools
- Conclusion
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 11 Africology And the Du Boisian Influence
- Introduction
- Du Bois's Background, Career, and Philosophical Orientation
- Double Consciousness
- The Father of Black Studies
- The Problem of the Twentieth Century
- The Freedmen's Bureau
- On Booker T. Washington
- A New World Order
- An Africological Analysis
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 12 Africology as a Response to Miseducation: Carter G. Woodson Revisited
- An Academic Cold War
- Miseducation
- Woodson's Pluralism
- Designed for the Benefit of the Dominant Group
- Self-Hatred
- Dependent Education
- Effects on Black Business Entrepreneurship
- On the Black Church
- Attitude toward the Weak and Unfortunate
- A Perfect Device for Control from Without
- Why Does a Name Matter?
- Woodson's Prescription for a New Direction
- Call for an African Interpretation of Christian Theology
- Conclusion
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 13 Careers in Africology
- What Can I do With a Degree in Africology?
- Why the Question Persists
- A Liberal Arts Degree
- Assessment of Student Learning
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 14 Africology and Its In-House Detractors: A Critique of Appiah's in My Father's House
- A Major Challenge
- On Pan-Africanism
- A Benign Picture of Colonialism
- Appiah and African Civilization
- Race and Racism
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 15 The Afrocentric/African-Centered Paradigm: An In-Depth Examination of its Philosophical and Pragmatic Implications
- On White Supremacism
- Migrating Back to Africa: The Literal and Philosophical Dimensions
- Centered Education
- The Ultimate Test
- Pan-African Linkages
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 16 Malcolm X And His Visions For African America
- His Early Life
- How America Produced Malcolm X
- His Nation of Islam's Experience
- Malcolm's Visit to 14 African Countries
- Formation of OAAU
- An Africological Analysis
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 17 Black Lives Matter (BLM) Goes Global—George Floyd and the Hot Summer of 2020, A Survey of Emergent Grassroots Protests and Public Perceptions of Justice
- Introduction
- What is Justice?
- Dictionary's Definition of Justice
- Justice and Contemporary Cases of Extra-Judicial Killings
- Five High-Profile Examples
- Trayvon Martin and the Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement
- The Essence of "Black Lives Matter"
- George Floyd and the Globalization of Black Lives Matter
- BLM as "END SARS" in Nigeria
- Echoes of BLM in Brazil
- Extra-Judicial Killing Violates Both Common Law and Natural Law
- International Kneeling Against Entrenched Racism and Injustice
- Colin Kaepernick's Bravery
- Eroseanna "Rose" Robinson's pioneering example
- Voices of Concern from the United Nations
- Student Reflections
- The Conscience of the Nation and a Polarized Public Opinion
- Ex-President Barack Obama's Views
- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Speak on George Floyd's Verdict
- Conclusion
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 18 A Critical Appraisal of Political Stratgies, Ideological Imperatives, and Electoral Milestones
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy
- A Psychological Boost
- King Did Not Die in Vain
- A Paradigmatic Shift in an Elastic Democracy
- Did Democracy Liberate the African American or Did the Black Protest Movement Advance the American Democracy?
- The Ascendency of Electoral Politics
- Electoral Milestones
- Ideological Approaches
- Accomodationism
- Radicalism
- Black Nationalism
- Liberal Integrationism
- Black Conservatism
- Afrocentricity, Afrocentrism or African-Centeredness
- Radical Democratic Multiculturalism
- Post-Racialism
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 19 Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 Presidential Election Victories: Milestone Moments In Us History
- The Watershed Presidential Election of 2008
- A Transformational Moment
- The 2008 Presidential Primaries
- Changing Demographics as a Factor
- Obama's Youthful Appeal and His Promise to End the War in Iraq
- Impact of the Civil Rights Movement
- Status of Americans of Mixed Racial Birth
- A Breakdown of the 2008 Presidential Votes
- Obama's Historic Impact on Black Voter Participation Rates
- President Obama's 2012 Re-election
- Winning against All Odds
- A Post-Script: An Ironic Twist of History
- Secessionist Reactions to Obama's Re-Election
- Rhetorical Questions
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension ExerciseChapter 20 The Challenge of Twenty First Century African American Leadership and Policy Directions
- The Political Economy and African Americans
- Welfare Reform and The National Economy
- A Recovery and Re-Bound Path
- Disproportionate Incarceration Rates and Gun Violence
- The Obama Administration's Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
- The Trump Administration's First Step Act (FSA) of 2018
- Teen Pregnancy and Unwed Motherhood
- The Affirmative Action Debate and Instructive Employment Data
- Societal Failure to Comply Necessitated Affirmative Action
- Mixed Signs of Progress
- Shifting Views of Racism
- Prejudice + Action = Racism
- The Most Privileged Blacks of the Twenty First Century
- References
- End of Chapter Reading Comprehension Exercise