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Africanists in the US African (Af) Studies Assoc have been so relatively successful in establishing interdisciplinary COMM & cooperation that European scholars have been considering setting up similar org's. As the latest area field to emerge in the US, Af studies have benefited from the experiences of other area programs. Also, the notion that area studies might be substitutes for the traditional U dep'ts had subsided by the time that Af studies centers began to proliferate. The Af Studies Assoc is probably unique in its lack of res or policy-directing aspects, & its small size relative to the other professional assoc's has allowed Af'sts to get to know each other according to particular interests in Af regions or problems, rather than along disciplinary lines alone. The problem of co-ordination between linguists & nonlinguists was ameliorated because descriptive linguistics, the variety of most interest to Af'sts, has been considered to be a subfield of anthrop in most major dep'ts-though a shortage of linguists with an Af background has hampered the expansion of the teaching of Af languages. The many disciplines required for studying Af history may open the way for further interdisciplinarv efforts. AA.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Post-Nationalism, Globalism, and the New American Studies -- Creating the Multicultural Nation -- Rethinking (and Reteaching) the Civil Religion in Post-Nationalist American Studies -- Foreign Affairs -- Making Comparisons -- Race, Nation, Equality -- Joaquín Murrieta and the American 1848 -- My Border Stories -- How Tiger Woods Lost His Stripes -- List of Contributors -- Index

The need for the study of African language media is predicated on the opportunity to understand the practicalities of how the media can be used to support languages under threat; and, in a more academic sense, to appreciate such media for what functions it can perform in society. Apart from their study, the indigenous languages, themselves, have their own purposes. This article advocates for a formal and systematic integration of this sector of the media into Journalism and Media Studies curriculum. This advocacy is pursued with the optimism of the possibility of a theorisation of indigenous language media and the development of a framework within which such media might be considered. The field can be seen within the context of the politics of language and the media's relation to it. Alongside the issue of language survival, we can also situate the field within the praxis of cultural and political self-preservation and identity politics. The field can also be seen within the context of effective and interactive communication, and a vibrant public sphere.

The need for the study of African language media is predicated on the opportunity to understand the practicalities of how the media can be used to support languages under threat; and, in a more academic sense, to appreciate such media for what functions it can perform in society. Apart from their study, the indigenous languages, themselves, have their own purposes. This article advocates for a formal and systematic integration of this sector of the media into Journalism and Media Studies curriculum. This advocacy is pursued with the optimism of the possibility of a theorisation of indigenous language media and the development of a framework within which such media might be considered. The field can be seen within the context of the politics of language and the media's relation to it. Alongside the issue of language survival, we can also situate the field within the praxis of cultural and political self-preservation and identity politics. The field can also be seen within the context of effective and interactive communication, and a vibrant public sphere.

Educators teaching about Africa and other foreign areas cannot ignore
the demands in American education for the basics—reading, writing, and
arithmetic. These are important societal skills not merely because they
result in writing grammatical sentences, spelling correctly, multiplying,
and adding but more importantly because they play a central role, or should
play a central role, in developing critical thinking abilities. In this
respect, the critical thinking that is fostered by reading, writing, and
arithmetic is essential for any relevant study about Africa today. Both
African methods in education and content about Africa can be utilized in the
K-12 curriculum to enhance these basic skills.

This book advances the view that concentrated black power is the backbone of the Democratic Party and, as such, black empowerment represents the last hope for the US both domestically and internationally. Through analyses of secondary data, historical archives, and a variety of political and economic statistical indicators, it examines the relationship between black empowerment and America's global stature across its history, exploring the socio-historical context in which obstacles to black empowerment have occurred and the strategies that have been adopted across time for its realization. An examination of what Black political, legal, economic and cultural power looks like, The Fight for Black Empowerment in the USA makes an urgent call for the up-lift and empowerment of the black population, without which the nation faces irreversible political and economic dysfunction domestically, and a loss of its status as a global superpower. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in racial and ethnic inequalities and contemporary American society.

Suggests ways in which material on African studies published in Britain can be supplied to the African market in order to relieve the 'book famine in Africa'.

Argues that there is a continued case for the defence of African studies in Britain. By looking at the biographical profile of Africanists and assessing the perspective on the future, a multi-faceted policy on African studies is suggested. This includes undergraduate exposure to the continent, continued support for study centres, and the two-way movement of scholars between Africa and Britain. (GAW)