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    (Re)conceptualizing Intellectual Histories of Africana Studies: Preliminary Considerations

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    2011
    Author
    Myers, Joshua M.
    Advisor
    Norment, Nathaniel
    Carr, Greg (Greg E.)
    Department
    African American Studies
    Subject
    African American Studies
    Black Studies
    African Studies
    Africana Intellectual Genealogy
    Africana Intellectual History
    Africana Intellectual Tradition
    Africana Studies
    Africana Studies Methodology
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/1970
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    The overarching objective of this thesis outlines the preliminary rationale for the development of a comprehensive review of the sources that seek to understand disciplinarity, Africana Studies, and Africana intellectual histories. It is the conceptual overlay for an extended work that will eventually offer a (re)conceptualization of Africana Studies intellectual genealogies.
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