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Although traditional academic circles rarely celebrate the work of
African or African American thinkers because performers and
political figures were more acceptable to narrating histories, this
work projects the ideas of several writers with the confidence that
Africology, the Afrocentric study of African phenomena, represents
an oasis of innovation in progressive venues. The book brings
together some of the most discussed theorists and intellectuals in
the field of Africology (Africana Studies) for the purpose of
sparking further debate, critical interpretations and extensions,
and to reform and reformulate the way we approach our critical
thought. The contributors' Afrocentric approach offers new
interpretations and analysis, and challenges the predominant
frameworks in diverse areas such as philosophy, social justice,
literature, and history.
Although traditional academic circles rarely celebrate the work of
African or African American thinkers because performers and
political figures were more acceptable to narrating histories, this
work projects the ideas of several writers with the confidence that
Africology, the Afrocentric study of African phenomena, represents
an oasis of innovation in progressive venues. The book brings
together some of the most discussed theorists and intellectuals in
the field of Africology (Africana Studies) for the purpose of
sparking further debate, critical interpretations and extensions,
and to reform and reformulate the way we approach our critical
thought. The contributors' Afrocentric approach offers new
interpretations and analysis, and challenges the predominant
frameworks in diverse areas such as philosophy, social justice,
literature, and history.
First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The Black Arts Movement was sparked by the Civil Rights movement
and the urge to produce and revitalize functional, realistic, and
holistic symbols to express African American creativity. When Larry
Neal began his quest for a new dramatic form to epitomize African
American self-determination he laid the foundation upon which his
friends and compatriots-Amiri Baraka and Charles Fuller-would
build. Expressing their individual protests through their writings,
these artists soon united in their attack against Eurocentrism,
which traditionally minimized or neglected the roles played by
Africans and African Americans on the world stage. Their writings
signaled a radical change in the form and content of African
American writing, particularly drama.
In this insightful examination of African American cultural
history, the author explores the heart of the dramatic imagination
of African Americans during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights
and Black Power movements. The analysis of the works of these three
important dramatists reveals the roots of an Afrocentric approach
to the theater, and introduces a new methodology for exploring
Afrocentrism that is particularly suited to classes in African
American drama and literature.
In 1841, William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass formed a
partnership that would last a decade and forever change the
abolitionist movement. Throughout the stages of their extraordinary
alliance, anti-slavery mobilization was accelerated, reaching its
height between 1841 and 1851. Centering their arguments on
emancipation, women's equality, and suffrage, the two men worked
tirelessly to publicize and recruit for their cause. Their work
initiated a new discourse of social reform and critique,
positioning the abolition of slavery at the center of progressive
social concerns throughout the first half of the nineteenth century
Dismantling Slavery is the first book to address these two giants
of abolition-Douglass and Garrison-simultaneously. While
underscoring the evolution of abolitionist discourse, Dismantling
Slavery unveils the true nature of the friendship between Douglass
and Garrison, a key ingredient often overlooked by scholars.
Drawing on the writings, speeches, and experiences that shaped the
two as abolitionists, Nilgun Anadolu-Okur's groundbreaking study is
one account of the ways in which abolitionist discourse was shaped
and put to the purposes of moral and democratic reforms. In
addition to turning a close eye on the relationship between
Douglass and Garrison, Anadolu-Okur also details significant
developments that occurred in tandem among other abolitionists and
activists of the era, making for a compelling account of this
pivotal decade in American history, up until the dissolution of
Garrison and Douglass's partnership. Dismantling Slavery represents
a significant interdisciplinary contribution to the study of
abolitionist discourse and will appeal to a wide range of
nineteenth-century scholars.
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