Future of Black Studies

At a turning point for the growing field of Black Studies, one of its founders looks to its future

Sommario

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

PART I BLACK STUDIES AS AFROFUTURISM

1. Rethinking Afrofuturism

2. Imagining the Future

3. Back to the Future

4. Struggle for the Future

PART II BLACK STUDIES AS DIASPORA STUDIES

5. History, Ideology, and Culture

6. African Diaspora Studies in Contemporary Academic Practice

7. Diaspora Studies in the African Diaspora

PART III BLACK STUDIES AS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

8. Science and Technology in Black History

9. Theories of eBlack

10. Toledo Model for eBlack Studies

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Abdul Alkalimat is a founder of the field of Black Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. A lifelong scholar-activist with a PhD from the University of Chicago, he has lectured, taught and directed academic programs across the US, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and China. His activism extends from having been chair of the Chicago chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s, to a co-founder of the Black Radical Congress in 1998.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alkalimat Abdul Alkalimat, Abdul Alkalimat, Abdul (University of Illinois At Urbana Alkalimat, Abdul (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) Alkalimat, Alkalimat Abdul
• Editore: Pluto
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9780745347004
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4700-4
• Pagine: 274
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage