African Studies

African studies is the study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies (as opposed to its geology, geography, zoology, etc.). The field includes the study of Africa's history (Pre-colonial, colonial, post-colonial), demography (ethnic groups), culture, politics, economy, languages, and religion (Islam, Christianity, traditional religions). A specialist in African studies is often referred to as an "africanist". A key focus of the discipline is to interrogate epistemological approaches, theories and methods in traditional disciplines using a critical lens that inserts African-centred ways of knowing and references. Africanists argue that there is a need to "deexoticize" Africa and banalise it, rather …

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Pathways to Prosperity · 28 March 2023 English

In contrast, the goal of increasing the availability of housing that is of adequate quality or the goal of reducing the unemployment rate for immigrants suggest the types of policies …

Canadian Prairie Provinces. Canadian Journal of African Studies, 56(2), 363–381. 133 Mahabir, D. F., O’Campo


Pathways to Prosperity · 28 March 2023 French

Il peut s’agir de la disponibilité d’écoles pour les francophones dans la communauté locale, de programmes complets pour les apprenants de l’anglais et du français dans les écoles, de la …

Canadian Prairie Provinces. Canadian Journal of African Studies, 56(2), 363–381. 133 Mahabir, D. F., O’Campo


Wilson Center Canada · 10 March 2023 English

5 Sampling of Notable Fellows and Scholars of the Center 6 Fellows at the Center Fellows at the Wilson Center work on projects that are relevant to contemporary policy issues …

American Political Science Association and the African Studies Association. In FY 2023 and FY 2024 SAR plans


CLD: Centre for Law and Democracy · 3 November 2022 English

While it is phenomena, namely the adoption and relatively easy to track the adoption of the implementation of legal guarantees legal guarantees for this right, assessing for access to information—increasingly …

in Western Nigeria’, The Journal of Modern African Studies, 29/3 (1991), pp. 457–80,


JCCF: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms · 12 September 2022 English

Previously, from 2016-2018, I was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the department of Anthropology and the department of Environmental & Global Health. [...] During the …

Issues, Actors and Outcomes. Annual Centre of African Studies Conference, University of Edinburgh. 31 May Pp. 180. Book review. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 56(1), 176-177. VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse · 26 August 2022

A review of the association between alcohol use and violence, including patterns of drinking, as it relates to perpetration of and victimization by aggression.

Zarowsky, C. (2011). A systematic review of African studies on intimate partner violence against pregnant


RI: Rideau Institute · 24 August 2022 English

cit., p.24.) 6 Competitive Expertise and Future Diplomacy Commission of 1980-1 was preoccupied largely with issues of pay and benefits and not the core mission of the profession, the Senate’s …

universities to establish a centre specialising in African studies.272 The deficit in subject-matter expertise


CHA: Canadian Historical Association · 7 July 2022 English

Tanya Grodzinski, Royal Military College, Kingston Society From the age of thirteen to just prior to his death at thirty-two at the Battle of theFr omP the lage of thiirnteen …

African Refuge for the Canadian Journal of African Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, and Princeton  The Globe and the Canadian Association of African Studies in 2018-2019. Mail, The Toronto Star, The Walrus Fon- africains pour le Canadian Journal of African Studies, en colla- dation Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau, Université


PollutionWatch · 20 June 2022 English

For instance, many signing First Nations maintain that they did not intend to surrender the land, and instead meant to share the land with the government in a mutual relationship.51 …

inaugural lecture as A C Jordan professor of African Studies, University of Cape Town, 13 May 1998 quoted


PollutionWatch · 20 June 2022 English

For instance, many signing First Nations maintain that they did not intend to surrender the land, and instead meant to share the land with the government in a mutual relationship.51 …

inaugural lecture as A C Jordan professor of African Studies, University of Cape Town, 13 May 1998 quoted


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