TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICOLOGY

History

Victor O Okafor

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Kendall/Hunt Publishing

Towards an Understanding of Africology

Africa

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Since the landmark year of 1968 when the first Black Studies department was established at San Francisco State University, more than three hundred other departments, programs and centers have surfaced on various campuses of the nation.  Towards an Understanding of Africology is a pedagogical and research tool designed to educate students and to enhance general awareness of the significant role of Black Studies in the academy, and in so doing, to help clear up lingering cynicism about the desirability and legitimacy of the discipline. Serving as a comprehensive text for introductory undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses in Black Studies, Towards an Understanding of Africology: *Tackles the "What Can One Do with a Black Studies Major?"question*Employs the terms Africology and Black Studies interchangeably. In employing Africology in reference to Black Studies, the author observes that the term reflects cutting edge definitions of the scope and epistemological framework of this broad field of inquiry.* Includes a new chapter on Barack Obama's emergence and re-election as the first black president of the United States, as well as extensive revisions and updates to previous chapters.*Examines the functional value of Black Studies in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology. *Discusses the evolution, scope, philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Since the landmark year of 1968 when the first Black Studies department was established at San Francisco State University, more than three hundred other departments, programs and centers have surfaced on various campuses of the nation. Towards an Understanding of Africology is a pedagogical and research tool designed to educate students and to enhance general awareness of the significant role of Black Studies in the academy, and in so doing, to help clear up lingering cynicism about the desirability and legitimacy of the discipline. Serving as a comprehensive text for introductory undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses in Black Studies, Towards an Understanding of Africology: *Tackles the "What Can One Do with a Black Studies Major"question*Employs the terms Africology and Black Studies interchangeably. In employing Africology in reference to Black Studies, the author observes that the term reflects cutting edge definitions of the scope and epistemological framework of this broad field of inquiry.* Includes a new chapter on Barack Obama's emergence and re-election as the first black president of the United States, as well as extensive revisions and updates to previous chapters.*Examines the functional value of Black Studies in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology. *Discusses the evolution, scope, philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies.

Sociology

New Fifth Edition Now Available!
Since 1968 when the first Black Studies department was established at San Francisco State University, more than three hundred other departments, programs and centers have surfaced on various campuses of the nation.
Towards an Understanding of Africology 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 in academe and human society at large.
Serving as a comprehensive text for introductory undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses in Black Studies, Towards an Understanding of Africology by Victor Okafor:
<ul>
<li>Includes six new chapters (including one on “Black Lives Matter”), along with extensive revisions and updates to previous chapters.</li>
<li>Recognizes the global context of American and African American history, and the universality of the African experience.</li>
<li>Discusses the evolution, scope, and philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies.</li>
<li>Includes updated research and scholarship on Africa as the cradle of humankind - including recent archaeological and genetic studies.</li>
<li>Examines the functional value of Black Studies in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology.</li>
<li>Elaborately clarifies misconceptions about the Afrocentric/African-Centered paradigm as a conceptual framework.</li>
</ul>

New Sixth Edition Now Available! Since 1968 when the first Black Studies department was established at San Francisco State University, more than three hundred other departments, programs and centers have surfaced on various campuses of the nation, including Ph.D. programs. 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: <ul> <li>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").</li> <li>Recognizes the global context of American and African American history, and the universality of the African experience.</li> <li>Discusses the evolution, scope, and philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies.</li> <li>Includes updated research and scholarship on Africa as the cradle of humankind - including recent archaeological and genetic studies.</li> <li>Examines the functional value of Black Studies/Africology in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology.</li> <li>Elaborately clarifies misconceptions about the Afrocentric/African-Centered paradigm as a conceptual framework.</li> </ul>

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TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICOLOGY

Towards an Understanding of Africology

TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICOLOGY

Towards an Understanding of Africology

Towards an Understanding of Africology

Towards an Understanding of Africology

Towards an Understanding of Africology

Towards an Understanding of Africology