Out of the Revolution The Development of Africana Studies

by Aldridge, Delores P.; Young, Carlene; Aldridge, Delores P.; Adams, Russell; Akinyela, Makungu M.; Al-Hadid, Amiri Yasin; Boateng, Felix; Bracy, James H.; Colón, Alan; Cone, James; Davis, John A.; Dodson, Howard; Eichelberger, Herbert; Expinoza, Stanley Cr

• ISBN13: 9780739105474
• ISBN10: 0739105477
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-28
• Publisher: LEXINGTON BOOKS

Summary

In Out of the Revolution, Delores P. Aldridge and Carlene Young collect thirty-one of the nation's top scholars to provide a complete reference for understanding the impetus for, the development of, and future considerations for the discipline of Africana studies. Topics addressed include epistemological considerations; humanistic perspectives; the role of bureaucracy and the academic institution; the social, psychological, political, and economic dimensions; the position of black women in the field; and how the discipline has empowered the black student. This invaluable resource for educators and students alike concludes with a look at graduates in Africana studies and their careers and a discussion of the future of the field.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Development and Introduction to the Academy	p. 3
Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives	p. 13
The Field and Function of Black Studies: Toward an Accurate Assessment of the State of Black Studies in the 1970s and 1980s	p. 15
Paradigms in Black Studies	p. 25
Epistemological Considerations in Afro-American Studies	p. 39
Africana Studies and Epistemology	p. 59
Development and Institutionalization: The Twentieth Century	p. 77
Black Studies, Student Activism, and the Academy	p. 79
Africana Studies at Tennessee State University: Traditions and Diversity	p. 93
The Early Years of Three Major Professional Black Studies Organizations	p. 115
The Academy as an Institution: Bureaucracy and African-American Studies	p. 133
Education in a Multicultural Society: The Role of Black Studies	p. 147
Black Women and Africana Studies	p. 163
Black Women, Feminism, and Black Studies	p. 165
The Missing Link: Women in Black/Africana Studies	p. 177
Towards Integrating Africana Women into Africana Studies	p. 191
Africana Womanism: An Overview	p. 205
Social, Psychological, Political, and Economic Dimensions in Africana Studies	p. 219
Power and Group Identity among African Americans: A Sociopsychological Analysis	p. 221
In the Wake of Destruction: Ujamaa Circle Process Therapy and Black Family Healing	p. 247
Para-Apartheid: The Origins of a Construct for Understanding Organizing of the Black Ghetto	p. 267
Africana Studies in the Diaspora	p. 285
Black Studies and Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Towards a New Synthesis	p. 287
The Status of Africana/African-Brazilian Studies at Selected Universities in Brazil	p. 315
The Afro-Mexican: A History Relatively Untouched	p. 325
Humanistic Perspectives in Africana Studies	p. 335
Toward an Understanding of the Black Image in the Visual Arts as Seen through Filmic Metaphor	p. 337
African-American Humanism in an Age of Africana Studies	p. 357
African-American Folklore and the Diaspora	p. 369
Africanisms in African-American Music	p. 379
Black Theology, Black Churches, and Black Women	p. 407
Black Theology and the Black Woman	p. 427
Africana/Black Studies as an Agent of Empowerment for Student Development	p. 445
Political Philosophy and African Americans in Pursuit of Equality	p. 447
African-American Studies in Libraries: Collection Development and Management Priorities	p. 459
Public Education and African-American Studies	p. 471
Stop-outs: African-American Participation in Adult Education	p. 491
Computers and Black Studies: Toward the Cognitive Revolution	p. 507
Africana/Black Studies in American Higher Education: Yesterday and Today	p. 517
Status of Africana/Black Studies in Higher Education in the U.S.	p. 519
Prospectus on the Future	p. 537
Overview	p. 539
Rationale for Africana Studies	p. 540
Graduates and Careers	p. 542
Trends and Prognosis	p. 543
Summary and Conclusion	p. 544
Appendix	p. 545
Selected References	p. 549
Index	p. 553
About the Contributors	p. 581
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