African studies

E518753
academic discipline area studies field interdisciplinary field

African studies is an interdisciplinary academic field focused on the histories, cultures, politics, societies, and economies of the African continent and its diasporas.

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African Studies 1
African studies canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic discipline ⓘ
area studies field ⓘ
interdisciplinary field ⓘ
aimsTo analyze African social change ⓘ
contextualize Africa in global systems ⓘ
understand African experiences ⓘ
developedSignificantlyAfter World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedIn 20th century ⓘ
focusesOn Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
African diaspora ⓘ
hasApproach comparative ⓘ
ethnographic ⓘ
historical ⓘ
interdisciplinary ⓘ
political economy ⓘ
hasPerspective Africa-centered ⓘ
multidisciplinary ⓘ
includesSubfield African anthropology ⓘ
African diaspora studies ⓘ
African history ⓘ
African linguistics ⓘ
African literature ⓘ
African politics ⓘ
isPartOf area studies ⓘ
isRelatedTo Black studies NERFINISHED ⓘ
development studies ⓘ
global studies ⓘ
postcolonial studies ⓘ
isTaughtAt universities ⓘ
oftenEngagesWith colonial history ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
development policy ⓘ
postcolonial theory ⓘ
race and identity ⓘ
studies African anthropology ⓘ
African art ⓘ
African cultures ⓘ
African development ⓘ
African diaspora communities ⓘ
African economies ⓘ
African geography ⓘ
African history ⓘ
African languages ⓘ
African literature ⓘ
African philosophy ⓘ
African politics ⓘ
African religions ⓘ
African societies ⓘ
African sociology ⓘ

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Oxford Bibliographies → coversDiscipline → African studies ⓘ
Afrocentrism → isAssociatedWith → African studies ⓘ
this entity surface form: African Studies