Towards an Understanding of Africology

Victor O Okafor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

277 Seiten

2021 | 6th Revised edition
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-7924-9313-3 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.12.2021
Verlagsort	Iowa
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
ISBN-10	1-7924-9313-4 / 1792493134
ISBN-13	978-1-7924-9313-3 / 9781792493133
Zustand	Neuware