This book introduces students and scholars to the large and rich area of inquiry and scholarship known as African American Studies, also called Black Studies, Africana Studies and Pan African Studies. It first introduces the background and key concepts of the discipline, so that new students can get a firm grasp of the foundations. The main body of the text includes topics such as African Aesthetics, African American Visual Culture, African American Womanist Literature and Theory, and African American Religion and Philosophy. The book presents an international perspective with comparisons of developments in the US and UK. Each chapter demonstrates how activism and community service are inextricably linked, and shows how the theory can be practically applied through these. Finally, it looks to the new directions that the discipline is likely to take in the future.
- ISBN: 978-0-7486-3715-7
- Editorial: Edinburgh University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés