Davidson, J: African American Studies

This volume will introduce students and scholars to the large and rich area of inquiry and scholarship known as African American Studies (also called Black Studies, Africana Studies, and Pan African Studies). Students will be presented with foundational content in the discipline; a focus on social activism and community service as inextricably linked to African American Studies; an understanding of related global perspectives; selected areas of creative narratives and production in the discipline; and a look to the future of the discipline. A common thread running throughout each chapter of the text will be a focus on the application of knowledge from African American Studies via advocacy and community service.Key features:* An exclusive interview with Mr. Danny Glover, internationally acclaimed actor, regarding his own history with the origins of the African American Studies discipline, and his related work both as an artist and community activist in the United States* Focuses on the global aspects of Black Studies using a comparative analysis of the state of Black Studies in the United Kingdom, highlighting the connectedness with the development in the United States as well as identifying certain major differences* Covers topics including African Aesthetics; African American Visual Culture; African American Womanist Literature and Theory; and African American Religion and Philosophy* Discusses current challenges and opportunities for African American Studies in the context of predominantly white institutions* Addresses important new curricular directions for the future, those that push the boundaries of Black Studies.