The Place of Africalogy in the University Curriculum.

Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor

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ERIC Number: EJ528852

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Place of Africalogy in the University Curriculum.

Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor

Journal of Black Studies, v26 n6 p688-712 Jul 1996

Examines the scope of African American studies, its origins, and its development and autonomy as an academic discipline. The meaning of Afrocentrism, the concept of centrism that lies at the core of the discipline of African American studies, the Africalogical method of criticism, and what constitutes the mission of Africalogy are discussed. (GR)

Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies, Cultural Education, Departments, Doctoral Programs, Intellectual Disciplines, Models, Postsecondary Education, Scholarship, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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