Critical Dimensions of African Studies: Re-Membering Africa 1666917230, 9781666917239

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Table of contents :
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Language and the International/Transnational Lens
Tom Spencer-Walters
Terms Matter
Speaking Africa
“Africa for the Africans” Garvey and African Transnationality
“Back Home This Never Would Have Happened”
Humanistic Approach
Bumuntu Humanism and “Values Discourse”
“Working the Past”
The Power of Memory and Language
Marché Sandaga
Critical Theory and Practice
Africa’s Adult Literacy Landscape in the Age of Globalization
Remembering Africa
Reconciling Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches to Mental Health Services
Conclusion
Afterword
Index
About the Contributors

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