African Diasporas: Toward a Global History
This article interrogates the development of African diaspora studies. Based a global research project that seeks to map out the dispersals of African peoples in all the major regions of the world, compare the processes of diasporization, and examine the patterns of diaspora engagements, it offers a...
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Published in | African studies review Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York, USA
Cambridge University Press
01.04.2010
African Studies Association |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This article interrogates the development of African diaspora studies. Based a global research project that seeks to map out the dispersals of African peoples in all the major regions of the world, compare the processes of diasporization, and examine the patterns of diaspora engagements, it offers a vigorous critique of the hegemonous Afro-Atlantic model in African diaspora studies. It focuses on two critical challenges that students of African diasporas must confront: the terms of analysis that are adopted, and the problems of historical mapping. |
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ISSN: | 0002-0206 1555-2462 |
DOI: | 10.1353/arw.0.0274 |