Transformations in Africana Studies

History, Theory, and Epistemology

Adebayo Oyebade

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Routledge
07 February 2023

The Arts: General & Reference; Music: styles & genres; Regional studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Regional geography

This book introduces readers to the rich discipline of Africana Studies, reflecting on how it has developed over the last fifty years as an intellectual enterprise for knowledge production about Africa and the African diaspora.

The African world has always had a wealth of indigenous knowledge systems, but for the greater part of the scholarly history, hegemonic Western epistemologies have denied the authenticity of African indigenous ways of knowing. The post-colonial era has seen steady and deliberate efforts to expand the frontiers of knowledge about black people and their societies, and to Africanize such bodies of knowledge in all fields of human endeavor. This book reflects on how the multidisciplinary discipline of Africana Studies has transformed and reinvented itself as it has sought to advance knowledge about the African world. The contributors consider the foundations of the discipline, its key theories and methods of knowledge production, and how it interacts with popular culture, Women’s Studies, and other area studies such as Ethnic and Afro-Latinix Studies.

Bringing together rich insights from across history, religion, literature, art, sociology, and philosophy, this book will be an important read for students and researchers of Africa and Africana Studies.

Edited by: Adebayo Oyebade
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 739g
ISBN: 9781032277493
ISBN 10: 1032277491
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 07 February 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adebayo Oyebade holds a PhD in History from Temple University, Philadelphia. He is currently Professor of History and Chair of the department at Tennessee State University where he also teaches African history courses. He has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on African and African Diasporan history. He is the author, editor, and co- editor of eleven books including Culture and Customs of Angola. His latest book is the co-edited volume, Africa in the Twenty-First Century: The Promise of Development and Democratization.