Focusing on the problems and conflicts of doing African diaspora research from various disciplinary perspectives, these essays situate, describe, and reflect on the current practice of diaspora scholarship. Tejumola Olaniyan, James H. Sweet, and the international group of contributors assembled here seek to enlarge understanding of how the diaspora is conceived and explore possibilities for the future of its study. With the aim of initiating interdisciplinary dialogue on the practice of African diaspora studies, they emphasize learning from new perspectives that take advantage of intersections between disciplines. Ultimately, they advocate a fuller sense of what it means to study the African diaspora in a truly global way.
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Focusing on the problems and conflicts of doing African diaspora research from various disciplinary perspectives, these essays situate, describe, and reflect on the current practice of diaspora scholarship. Tejumola Olaniyan, James H. Sweet, and the international group of contributors assembled here seek to enlarge understanding of how the diaspora is conceived and explore possibilities for the future of its study. With the aim of initiating interdisciplinary dialogue on the practice of African diaspora studies, they emphasize learning from new perspectives that take advantage of intersections between disciplines. Ultimately, they advocate a fuller sense of what it means to study the African diaspora in a truly global way.
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2010 |
Editors | Tejumola Olaniyan, James H. Sweet |
Contributors | Kim D. Butler, Richard Price, Fatimah L. C. Jackson, Latifa F. J. Borgelin, Judith A. Carney, Theresa A Singleton, Paget Henry, Robert Fatton |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 376 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-22191-9 |
Barcode | 9780253221919 |
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LSN | 0-253-22191-9 |