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Schnell, Jim – 1996
This paper describes a literature review that searched for afrocentric perspectives on human communication theory. The search described in the paper was focused on the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, reportedly one of the largest collections of African-American literature in the United States. The search described in the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Influences, Blacks, Case Studies
Richardson, Elaine – 1995
A study focused attention on the academic personas acquired by two AAVE-oriented (African American Vernacular English) beginning writers as reflected by their speech in informal settings and the style they employed in academic tasks. The study explores the degree to which literacy experiences (home and school) affect students' lives. It was guided…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Afrocentrism, Basic Writing, Black Culture