Africanizing Knowledge

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Africanizing Knowledge

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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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Africanizing Knowledge written by Toyin Falola and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Social Science categories.

Nearly four decades ago, Terence Ranger questioned to what extent African history was actually African, and whether methods and concerns derived from Western historiography were really sufficient tools for researching and narrating African history. Despite a blossoming and branching out of Africanist scholarship in the last twenty years, that question is still haunting. The most prestigious locations for production of African studies are outside Africa itself, and scholars still seek a solution to this paradox. They agree that the ideal solution would be a flowering of institutions of higher learning within Africa which would draw not only Africanist scholars, but also financial resources to the continent. While the focus of this volume is on historical knowledge, the effort to make African scholarship "more African" is fundamentally interdisciplinary. The essays in this volume employ several innovative methods in an effort to study Africa on its own terms. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "Africanizing African History," offers several diverse methods for bringing distinctly African modes of historical discourse to the foreground in academic historical research. Part 2, "African Creative Expression in Context," presents case studies of African art, literature, music, and poetry. It attempts to strip away the exotic or primitivist aura such topics often accumulate when presented in a foreign setting in order to illuminate the social, historical, and aesthetic contexts in which these works of art were originally produced. Part 3, "Writing about Colonialism," demonstrates that the study of imperialism in Africa remains a springboard for innovative work, which takes familiar ideas about Africa and considers them within new contexts. Part 4, "Scholars and Their Work," critically examines the process of African studies itself, including the roles of scholars in the production of knowledge about Africa. This timely and thoughtful volume will be of interest to African studies scholars and students who are concerned about the ways in which Africanist scholarship might become "more African." Toyin Falola, a leading historian of Nigeria and a distinguished Africanist, is the Frances Higginbothom Nalle Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His numerous publications include Yoruba Historiography, African Historiography, and Nationalism and African Intellectuals. Christian Jennings is completing his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. He has contributed chapters on environmental history to the five-volume series on Africa published by Carolina Academic Press, and is co-editing a forthcoming book on historical methods.

Africanizing Knowledge

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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

Africanizing Knowledge written by Toyin Falola and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic books categories.

"Nearly four decades ago, Terence Ranger questioned to what extent African history was actually African, and whether methods and concerns derived from Western historiography were really sufficient tools for researching and narrating African history. Despite a blossoming and branching out of Africanist scholarship in the last twenty years, that question is still haunting. The most prestigious locations for production of African studies are outside Africa itself, and scholars still seek a solution to this paradox. They agree that the ideal solution would be a flowering of institutions of higher learning within Africa which would draw not only Africanist scholars, but also financial resources to the continent.While the focus of this volume is on historical knowledge, the effort to make African scholarship "more African" is fundamentally interdisciplinary. The essays in this volume employ several innovative methods in an effort to study Africa on its own terms. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "Africanizing African History," offers several diverse methods for bringing distinctly African modes of historical discourse to the foreground in academic historical research. Part 2, "African Creative Expression in Context," presents case studies of African art, literature, music, and poetry. It attempts to strip away the exotic or primitivist aura such topics often accumulate when presented in a foreign setting in order to illuminate the social, historical, and aesthetic contexts in which these works of art were originally produced. Part 3, "Writing about Colonialism," demonstrates that the study of imperialism in Africa remains a springboard for innovative work, which takes familiar ideas about Africa and considers them within new contexts. Part 4, "Scholars and Their Work," critically examines the process of African studies itself, including the roles of scholars in the production of knowledge about Africa.This timely and thoughtful volume will be of interest to African studies scholars and students who are concerned about the ways in which Africanist scholarship might become "more African.""--Provided by publisher.

History In Africa

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

History In Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Africa categories.

Africanizing Anthropology

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Author : Lyn Schumaker
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2001-07-12

Africanizing Anthropology written by Lyn Schumaker and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-12 with Science categories.

An innovative cultural study of a major site of British anthropology, done with methods from the history of science, detailing the development of methods, practices, and work culture in the colonial context.

Canadian Journal Of African Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Canadian Journal Of African Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Africa categories.

A Pan African Encyclopedia

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Author : Zekeh S. Gbotokuma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

A Pan African Encyclopedia written by Zekeh S. Gbotokuma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.

A History Of Ideas

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Author : Harry Nii Koney Odamtten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

A History Of Ideas written by Harry Nii Koney Odamtten and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Africa, West categories.

The International Journal Of African Historical Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972

The International Journal Of African Historical Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Africa categories.

Myth History And Society

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Author : Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 2006

Myth History And Society written by Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

On Africa

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Author : Henning Melber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

On Africa written by Henning Melber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Education categories.

This volume is based on contributions to a seminar that was organized in honor of the Nordic Africa Institute's retiring Director Lennart Wohlgemuth in December 2005. African scholars presented their views on “The Role of Africa in ‘African Studies'”, with Nordic scholars and policymakers responding. The deliberations offer a spectrum of relevant approaches on both academic as well as policy oriented research and advisory work in and on Africa. The contributions bridge the gap between academics and practitioners who share a common commitment to African affairs and seek to support and promote these in the international context. Contributors include: Olu Ajakaiye and William Lyakurwa, the African Economic Research Consortium; Adebayo Olukoshi, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa; Göran Hydén, University of Florida; Arne Tostensen, Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen.