Description
Book SynopsisAt a turning point for the growing field of Black Studies, one of its founders looks to its future
Trade Review'Alkalimat's unique talent and skill is to unpack, make accessible and organise layers of knowledge. He is encyclopaedic, radical, yet accommodative of all streams of Black Liberation'
-- Vusi Mchunu a.k.a. Macingwane, South African poet, Chairperson of the Freedom Park Council
'Written by one of its founding fathers, the book places Black Studies at the intersection of American history, progressive social movements and academia. Abdul Alkalimat builds on a life-long commitment, decades of research and a global network to provide unique insights'
-- Nii Addy, German-Ghanaian Political Scientist
'A timely, future-oriented and necessary contribution which provides clarity to the multi-valent tendencies in this field. Abdul Akalimiat, a long-standing practitioner and labourer in the trenches offers an updated and much-needed inquiry’
-- Carole Boyce Davies, prize winning author and Professor of Africana Studies and Literatures in English at Cornell University
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
PART I BLACK STUDIES AS AFROFUTURISM
1. Rethinking Afrofuturism
2. Imagining the Future
3. Back to the Future
4. Struggle for the Future
PART II BLACK STUDIES AS DIASPORA STUDIES
5. History, Ideology, and Culture
6. African Diaspora Studies in Contemporary Academic Practice
7. Diaspora Studies in the African Diaspora
PART III BLACK STUDIES AS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
8. Science and Technology in Black History
9. Theories of eBlack
10. Toledo Model for eBlack Studies
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
