The preparation and publication of a ninth volume of the called upon the african union. African studies is an area of sharp ideological struggle. Event requests should be sent to the program manager by the sponsoring faculty member and. Although the mphil in african studies is a recognised postgraduate qualification in its own right, many students use it as a basis for proceeding to doctoral study. Hist 108afs 101introduction to african studies clarity of argument, and critically engaging the text in your response is an essential component to this assignment and you should refer to the below guidelines for clarification note we will also discuss some basic writing tips for this paper prior to the assignment. A key focus of the discipline is to interrogate epistemological approaches, theories and methods in traditional disciplines using a critical lens that inserts africancentred ways of knowing and references. The establishment of african studies at the institute of african studies in the university of ghana, legon, could be rationalised as a twofold initiative. African studies at hofstra university introduces students to the study of african societies, languages and cultures. General african studies key points with questions course outline traditional medicine in africa dr. It is intended not only for students and academic specialists, but also for general readers and practitioners with a concern for modern africa, living.
Case studies in ethnology, kinship and marriage, economic and political institutions, african religion and philosophy, fine arts and culture. This research intends to highlight the distinct ecommerce situation in tanzania which has resulted. African studies is the study of africa, especially the continents cultures and societies as opposed to its geology, geography, zoology, etc. The institutionalization of african studies in the united. Students will be prepared to continue their studies at the graduate level or seek careers that contribute to changing the subordination of people of african descent. African studies yale college publications yale university. He was director of the namibian economic policy research unit nepru in windhoek between 1992 and 2000 and is research director of the nordic africa institute in uppsalasweden since then. Starting your research and need some background information.
Afri 1001a introduction to african studies i fall 2011 lecture. African studies jubilee volume october 1971 message from dr g. Hist 108afs 101introduction to african studies professor. A privately owned international trading and distribution company,with many years of experience in the fields of importing and distributing sanitary. Consider the following benefits of an africana studies major or minor. The field includes the study of africas history precolonial, colonial, postcolonial, demography ethnic groups, culture, politics, economy, languages, and religion islam, christianity, traditional religions. This institute of african studies programme seeks to provide a multidisciplinary skill to address the chosen field of research. African studies article about african studies by the. Final exam 35% of the final grade the format of the examination will be a combination of short response and essay. The african studies program is an interdisciplinary program providing students with the opportunity to combine their interest in africa with a proficiency in a given discipline.
Some of the fastest growing economies in the world are in africa, a continent of thousands of languages and cultures, unparalleled. Chapter 39 of perspectives on africa pp 555568 chapter 42 of perspectives on africa pp 609615 lecture 8, june 1. This book is the most comprehensive anthology in the field. Please note that the centre of african studies does not offer a phd programme. The african studies monographs is a serial that promotes research and scholarship on the african perspective worldwide.
The purpose of this program is to enable students interested in africa to pursue this interest through a series of courses offering a variety of approaches to the area. This is a study guide for the exam 2 of afas 335, covering all materials from the last 3 weeks. The african studies unit offers a full academic programme, concentrated at the graduate level but also including some undergraduate courses. New social science perspectives special issue of african and asian studies coeditors akosua adomako ampofo university of ghana. However, africana studies is not just for africans or people of african descent, though it certainly holds special meanings for those groups. Africana studies majors will demonstrate their knowledge of causes and effects of african peoples subordination and their struggle for liberation. There are two basic orientations in contemporary african studies. A solid knowledge of the elected discipline subject with direct reference to africa. It encourages scholarly debates across disciplines. Introduction africana studies, as a product of the 1960s black liberation movement is currently flourishing throughout many institutions of higher education within the western world. African studies is the study of africa, especially the continents cultures and societies. Our courses are mostly interdisciplinary and designed to integrate scholarship on race, gender, and class.
Ibibio language is spoken by about 3 million people of akwa ibom and cross river state gst 201 general african studies. Introduction to african studies all students see write up below on structure for understanding human societies. There are two basic orientations in contemporary african studies, the marxist and the bourgeois. African studies college degree programs the college board. Yoruba is a niger congo language spoken in west africa by approximately 20 million people origin of oduduwa. African studies the complex of sciences which examine the economy, sociopolitical problems, history, law, development of social ideas, ethnography, languages, literature, and art of the peoples of africa. Long overlooked by north american universities, african studies has finally come into its own. Enriching understanding of the african union and contemporary.
The program in african studies enables students to undertake interdisciplinary study of the arts, history, cultures, politics, and development of africa. In june 1946, four south african scholars published a joint article that paid tribute to their intellectual mentor, carl meinhof. Taught masters in african studies in which the dissertation counts. African societies examines the social, economic, and political organisation of a number of african societies and their recent historical transformations. General purpose flow solver applied to flow over hills. There are, in addition, works whose orientation is not clearly defined. Such studies and their results are at times questioned and ridiculed as exotic, at times underrated in terms of. Multidisciplinary perspectives on the africana experience provides a thorough and scholarly examination of africa and its diasporas, focusing on africana social and cultural history. The interaction between the traditional africa cultures and the non african cultures. Introduction in line with the university of ghanas new policy to improve the training of phd students, the institute of african studies has carefully considered the revision of its graduate programme to meet this new proposal. Event requests should be sent to the program manager by the sponsoring faculty member and must include a completed cas events request form. Ba african studies and programme specification 201819. A specialist in african studies is often referred to as an africanist. Its main emphasis is on current issues in african politics, economies, societies and international relations.
The development of consumer protection laws in tanzania for. Africana studies research methods afrs 3290 fall 20 dr. Two free tickets for hugh masekela concert available. African studies and the classication of humanity in june 1946, four south african scholars published a joint article that paid tribute to their intellectual mentor, carl meinhof. This includes matters of philosophy, history, literature, arts and culture, environment, gender, politics, administration crisis management, etc. Africana studies article about africana studies by the free. The general history of africa gha is a pioneering corpus, unparalleled in its ambition to cover the history of the entire african continent, since the appearance of human beings to contemporary challenges faced by africans and their diasporas in the world. African studies monographs african journals online. African studies is the study of africa, especially the continents cultures and societies the field. Women africanist phds the herskovits library of african studies and the program of african studies at northwestern university are celebrating northwesterns 150 years of coeducation with an exhibit at the africana library, featuring notable woman africanists. Harris, offers a useful definition of the field in jacqueline bobo, cynthia hudley and claudine michels anthology the black studies reader. Although examples from all of africa are considered, the module focuses on the west africa r egion.
The journal of modern african studies offers a quarterly survey of developments in modern african politics and society. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Africana studies is the multidisciplinary analysis of the lives and thought of people of african ancestry on the. The african american historian and emeritus professor from this department, robert l. The following degrees are offered as part of the graduate programme. Africana studies article about africana studies by the.
Identities and representation 15 5 158000005 religion, power and society in modern africa 30 5 155900762 extended essay in african studies a 15 5 155901188 extended essay in african studies b 15 5 155800022 music in africa 30. Callaloo original works by and critical studies of black writers worldwide. Africana studies california state university, fresno. Ba african studies and programme specification 201819 soas. Henning melber african studies seem somewhat a contested territory and notion, depending on who executes the power of definition. The center for african studies will consider requests to host, coordinate, sponsor or cosponsor africarelated events only if the event is supported by one of our faculty affiliates. An african studies program helps the college to focus on a part of the world that is often neglected or marginalized in college and university curricula in the usa. Graduate studies and research in africanablack studies. Henning melber henning melber has a phd in political science and a venia legendi in development studies. A broad knowledge and understanding of african cultures 3. Apr 07, 2020 publications of the african studies center.
Submissions of papers are accepted from both within japan and abroad. See write up below on structure for introduction to african studies it is expected that these compulsory courses will, in combination with students main areas of study, produce students who are equipped to meet the development needs of ghana and africa. However, there are phd students studying africarelated topics in faculties and departments across the university, and we encourage our students to seek out the numerous opportunities available. Africana studies, black studies or africology, in us education, is the multidisciplinary study of the histories, politics and cultures of peoples of african origin in both africa and the african diaspora it is to be distinguished from african studies, as its focus combines africa and the african diaspora into a concept of an african experience with a panafrican perspective. African studies overview african studies programs academic association africa debate, aaad lisboa, portugal in portuguese and english. Many african studies majors have gone on to become noted journalists, professors, writers, and anthropologists.
Howe, herbert 1998 private security forces and african stability. In 1960 the african section of the 25th international congress of orientalists, meeting in moscow, adopted a resolution providing for the creation of the international congress of africanists. Upcoming events harvard university center for african studies. Before most african countries were liberated from colonial dependence, african studies were generally regarded as a part of oriental studies. The course provides a thorough preparation for advanced level research through the historiographical and conceptual emphasis offered by the taught component and through the. This chapter examines african studies from its shortlived evolution at the school of african studies from 1949 to 1950 to its current niche in the institute of african studies, established in 1961 and inaugurated in 1963. The volume makes its appearance now several years behind schedule owing to the. Meinhof was a german expert in african linguistics and former pastor, and he had died in february 1944. The faculty of african american and african studies are all specialists of africana scholarship but trained in a variety of fields, among these literature, history, sociology, political studies, and anthropology. Africana studies uses an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective to illuminate the connectedness of the human experience and provide culturallyappropriate knowledge and skills necessary to understand the experiences of african peoples all over the world and american indians in the united states.
Africana studies home subject guides at northeastern. Publications of the african studies center boston university. Are you a student at a university, community college, or a high school and do you and a friend want to attend a free concert by the renowned south african trumpeter and singer, hugh masekela, who performed at the 2010 world cup in south africa. Ba african studies programme specification 201819 soas. Page 1 gst 201 general african studies key points with questions course outline traditional medicine in africa dr. The african american studies reader by nathaniel norment. Upcoming events harvard center for african studies. It focuses on ethnography, the practice of doing anthropology both in africa and elsewhere. African studies article about african studies by the free. Jaas is organized by the editorial committee that includes researchers within and outside the institute for the members of the editorial committee, please. Understand the world from an africanainformed perspective.
Both editions of the international encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences which covers concepts such as race relations, discrimination, race and urban planning looking for information about african countries. The module is a broad introduction to anthropological approaches to society and culture. The discipline continues to evolve as to the intellectual, political, and social aspects of african american studies, and how the discipline will advance knowledge about african americans for the future. Nditi, nicholas n n, general principles of contract law in east africa dar es. Efik is the major member of the benin congo language family called cross river.
Reflections and new directions an introduction by karanja keita carroll, ph. The field includes the study of africas history, demography, culture, politics, economy, languages, and religion. African continent lend an urgency to african studies, a deepfelt and sincere aspiration to make scholarship relevant and not simply an activity of the ivor y tow ers. Comprehensive overview of the african societies and cultures from the earliest times to the 20th century. The rich collection of essays in introduction to africana studies. In the narrow sense, african studies comprise only african history and philology. New social science perspectives special issue of african and asian studies coeditors akosua adomako ampofo university of ghana josephine beokubetts florida atlantic university and mary johnson osirim bryn mawr college introduction. The main mission of hafroam is to provide an exchange of information for professionals, faculty, students and others interested in teaching and discussing the african american expereince as well as issues of race in america and the diaspora. Having an african studies program would put us in a favorable position visavis other liberal arts colleges that compete with us for the same profile of students.