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Top 10 Best "African American Studies" Books
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Great Speeches by African AmericansJames DaleyBooks |
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The Black Studies Reader Jacqueline Bobo
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The Black Studies Reader Black studies emerged from the tumultuous social and civil rights movements of the 1960s and empowered African Americans to look at themselves in new ways and pass on a dignified version of Black history. However, it also enriched traditional disciplines in profound and significant ways. Proponents of Black and ethnic studies confronted the false notion that scholarly investigations were objective and unbiased explorations of the range of human knowledge, history, creativity, artistry, and scientific discovery. As they protested against hegemonic notions like "universal" psychology and re-evaluated canonical texts in literature, a new model of academic inquiry evolved: one committed to serving a range of populations, that critiqued traditional politics, culture, and social affairs, and worked with activist energy for the transformation of the existing social order. With an all-star cast of contributors, The Black Studies Reader takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Topics include Black feminism, cultural politics, Black activism, lesbian and gay issues... |
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The African American Studies Reader, Second Edition Nathaniel Norment; Jr.
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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Nellie Y. McKay
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The African-American Odyssey, Vol. 2 (4th Edition) Darlene Clark Hine
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African American History Reconsidered (New Black Studies Series)Pero DagbovieBooks |
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A Kid's Guide to African American HistoryNancy I. SandersBooks |
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Getting PlayedJody MillerBooks |
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Introduction to African American Studies Talmadge Anderson
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1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American HistoryJeffrey C. StewartBooks |
The New Black Renaissance Against a backdrop of multiculturalism and Afrocentricity in the intellectual traditions of African-American Studies, this book sets new standards and directions for the future. It is the first book to systematically address the many themes that have changed the political and social landscape for African Americans. Among these changes are new transnational processes of globalization, the devastating impact of neoliberal public policies upon urban minority communities, increasing imprisonment and attendant loss of voting rights especially among black males, the surging of Hispanic population, and widening class differences as deindustrialization, crack cocaine, and gentrification entered urban communities. Marable and a cast of influential contributors suggest that a new beginning is needed for African American scholarship. They explain why Black Studies needs to break its conceptual and thematic limitations, exploring "blackness" in new ways and in different geographic sites. They outline the major intersectionalities that should shape a new Black Studies - the complex relati... |
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The New Black RenaissanceManning MarableAfrican American Studies |
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Introduction to African American Studies Talmadge Anderson
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