Table of Contents

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Foreword; 1. Introduction, Jeanette R. Davidson; Part I: History and Theoretical Perspectives in African American Studies; 2. African American Studies: Discourses and Paradigms, Perry Hall; 3. Afrocentricity and Africology: Theory and Practice in the Discipline, Molefi Kete Asante; Part II: Community Service, Social Activism and the Academy; 4. Town and Gown: Reaffirming Social Responsibility in Africana Studies, Charles. E. Jones and Nafeesa Muhammad; 5. Reflections on the Journey: Interview with Danny Glover, Jeanette R. Davidson; 6. Black Studies for the Public: Interview with Manning Marable, Jeanette R. Davidson; Part III: International Perspectives; 7. Africa and its Importance to African American Studies, Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy Jr.; 8. Black Studies in the UK and US: A Comparative Analysis, Mark Christian; Part IV: Selected Areas of Scholarship; 9. Africana Studies and Oral History: A Critical Assessment, Leslie M. Alexander and Curtis J. Austin; 10. African American Philosophy: Through the Lens of Struggle , George Yancy; 11. Song and Dance Nexus in the Africana Aesthetic: An Approach, Melanie Bratcher; 12. Perspectives on Womanism, Black Feminism, and Africana Womanism, Maria D. Davidson and Scott Davidson; 13. Theorizing African American Religion, Victor Anderson; Part IV: Commentary; 14. African American Studies: Vital, Transformative and Sustainable, Jeanette R. Davidson and Tim Davidson; Notes on the Editor, Contributors and interviewees; Index.

About the Author

Jeanette R. (Carlisle) Davidson PhD ACSW is Director of African & African American Studies and Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma. She has published extensively in areas of race and cultural competency; white privilege in academic and practice settings; and interracial marriage. She serves as a social work consultant and is a board member of local and national professional/community organizations. Professor Davidson was born in Scotland.

Reviews

African American Studies is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on the discipline of Black/Africana Studies.--Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, University of Illinois Urbana & President of the National Council for Black Studies

Filling a void in the literature, this book will be an excellent primary text with its emphasis on social activism, international perspectives, the humanities and gender. I would highly recommend it as an introduction to the field.--Terry Kershaw, University of Cincinnati & Editor, International Journal of Africana Studies