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Author:   Crystal L. Edwards ,  Abul Pitre
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   Hamilton Books
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9780761874089

ISBN 10:   0761874089
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Introduction by Jazzmin Matthews and Alexandria Miller, San Francisco State University, US Section I: An Afrocentric Approach to Education 1. The African Worldview, African Epistemologies, and an African-Centered Pedagogy of Healing: Implications for Africana Studies Karanja Keita Carroll and Sekhmet Maat, Tennessee State University, US 2. African Deep Thought: An African-Centered Approach to Critical Thinking M. Keith Claybrook Jr., California State University, US 3. Teaching (Black) Girlhood Studies Crystal L. Edwards, San Francisco State University, US 4. Africana Meets Anthropology: What It Means to Teach with an Afrodiasporic Framework Messias Basques, University of Glasgow, UK Section II: Africana Studies in the Digital World 5. Assessing the Challenges Facing the Discipline of Africana Studies in the Digital Age Tendai Chiguware, University of Fort Hare, South Africa 6. Nou pa pale Fransè isi a: The Haitian Diaspora, Kreyòl Legitimization, and Social Media Charmane Perry, San Diego State University, US Section III: Gendering and Queering Africana Studies 7. Reflections and New Directions: Examining the Impact of Africana Womanism Eva Bohler, California State University, US 8. Zanele Muholi’s Faces and Phases Series, Community-Based Practice, and Queer Subjectivities Cortney A. Berg, City University of New York, US Section IV: Africana Family Studies 9. Mad at the World: Black Families, Antiblackness, and the Black Child in Toni Morrison’s (Neo) Slave Novels Biko Caruthers, New York University, US 10. Drama and Entertainment in Traditional African Performances Adjeketa Blessing (Dennis Osadebay University, Nigeria), Enita Godfrey (Niger Delta University, Nigeria), and Kenneth Eni (Niger Delta University, Nigeria) Section V: Africana Health and Wellness 11. Assessing Black Women’s Use of Culturally Specific Ways of Coping Vanessa Oliphant (University of Mississippi, US), Olufunke Benson (Oklahoma State University, US), Jermaine Robertson (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, US), and LaRicka R. Wingate (Oklahoma State University, US) 12. A Brief Overview of Conceptualizations of African Psychology in the United States and South Africa DeReef F. Jamison, Florida State University, US 13. COVID-19 Pandemic, Multiple Interpretations of Causes and Cures: Perspectives from Nigerian Religious Communities Daniel Olisa Iweze, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria Section VI: Africana Social Science Research 14. Extending the Frontiers of Social Science Research and Knowledge Production in Africana Studies Kudakwashe Chirambwi, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe 15. The Relationship Between Historical Redlining Zones and Proximity to Green Space in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mia Ray, Penn State College of Medicine, US 16. Language Policy and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Preliminary Study Da’Vonte Lyons, George Washington University, US Section VII: New Perspectives 17. The Third Root of Latin America: Notes on the Field of Afro-Latin American Studies Malvika Nair, University of Warwick, UK 18. Readiness Is All: Retracing Walker and Anderson’s The Black Panther Party Jyoti Puri, Boston University, US 19. Transmigration and Suicide in the Early Modern Atlantic World Ashley R. Tibollo, University at Buffalo, US 20. Racial Microaggression on Campus in Christina Hammonds Reed’s The Black Kids Pritha Sanyal, Presidency University, India Index About the Contributors About the Editors

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Dr. Crystal L. Edwards is assistant professor and program coordinator in the Africana Studies Department at San Francisco State University, US. Dr. Abul Pitre is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University, US.

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