On Spiritual Strivings - Transforming an African American Woman's Academic Life

This engaging book offers a personal look at how centering spirituality in an academic life transforms its very foundations--"its epistemology, paradigm, and methods--"and becomes the site for spiritual healing and service to the world. Focusing primarily on her work in Ghana, West Africa, Cynthia B. Dillard presents a unique perspective on Africa as a site for transformative possibilities for African American academics/scholars and explores the deeper spiritual meanings of being "African." Through poetry, personal narrative, meditations, and journal entries, Dillard shares her experiences as an African American scholar and, in the process, provides a concrete example of what W. E. B. Dubois called "spiritual strivings."

About the author

Cynthia B. Dillard is Associate Professor of Education at The Ohio State University. In June 2001 the community of Mpeasem, Ghana, honored her efforts in building a community center and preschool there by enstooling her as Queen Mother Nana Mansa II, during a traditional African ritual ceremony.

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia B Dillard, Cynthia B. Dillard
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.07.2006
• EAN: 9780791468111
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-6811-1
• No. of pages: 136
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Suny Series, Women in Educatio; Suny Series, Women in Educatio
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology