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African U.s. studies, or even Nigrify studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, & politics of African Americans. Taken broadly, a field studies non exclusively a cultures of humans of African descent in the United States, but a cultures of the entire African diaspora, from a British Isles to the Caribbean. A field includes scholars of African American literature, history, politics, religion and religious studies, sociology, and several more disciplines in a humanities and social sciences. Departments of African Our contries studies were 1st created in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of student and faculty activism at numbers of universities. the creation of computer program & departments within Melanise studies was a most common require of protests & sit-ins by minority students & their allies, world health organization felt that their cultures and interests were underserved per traditional academic structures.
Scholars in African American studies Easily-known authors in the field include:
Watch likewise: African American literature
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US State Department - Bureau of African Affairs Country information and regional topics. Africa Regional Services French program materials for American Cultural Centers throughout Africa. African Palava Portal features annotated links on arts, literature and cultures. NISC South Africa Provides local and global information for Africa. WWW Virtual Library: Africa A directory of Internet sites hosted by Columbia University. Features categories organized by region and topic. African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific AFSAAP The aims of this organization are to promote research and teaching of African Studies in Australia and the Pacific. Africa Research Central Primary sources, materials, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts. H-AfResearch: Research in African Primary Sources H-Net discussion group dedicated to issues surrounding the use of primary sources in African humanities and social sciences research. Features subject overview, archive, links to related lists, and subscription information. H-SAfrica: Southern African Studies H-Net discussion group dedicated to South and Southern Africa history and culture. Includes subject overview, links to related resources and lists, reviews, archive, and subscription details. Afriweb - African Studies Portal features links to countries, governments, history, geography, arts, articles, and news. |
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