African Americans - Mass Media, African Americans - General & Miscellaneous, Ethnic & Minority Studies - United States, African American Art
Afrocentric Visions
Janice D. Hamlet
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Overview
Afrocentricity - the placement of African values and ideals at the center of the discussion surrounding African culture, discourse, and behavior - is an important framework that has emerged over the past decade. In this timely volume, editor Janice D. Hamlet has chosen essays that illuminate various aspects of African American culture, refracted through the lens of Afrocentric thought.Editorials
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Assembles 15 recently published essays that explain or demonstrate the illumination of African-American culture and behavior by centering them on African values and ideals. They explain the basis of Afrocentric ideology and methodology, discuss Afrocentric approaches to communication, survey the black aesthetic in popular and elite genres, and consider the future of the approach. Paper edition (unseen), $23.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
November 4, 1998
Publisher
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1998.
Pages
280
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780761908104