Quiz One Flashcards
What is anthropology?
Studies the origins of people
what is enthnography?
Study of premature societies
What is sociology?
Studies societies from the west
What is political science?
Studies government and decision making was the last field that entered African studies
What are the three reasons ohaegbulam why Africa was excluded from African community?
- Narrow European definitions of history, only recognized written records
- The influence of missionaries who didn’t like African culture
- Overall inability of Africans during the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism to shape their own destiny
What is dependency theory?
Sociology and political sciences agreed on things
What is geography?
Came along after African independence, wanted to examine resources and studies the land
What is linguistics?
Languages, how things were set up, showed how they expanded, worked behind the scenes
What year did the African studies Association came about?
1957
Who was the president of the African studies association?
Melville Herskouitis
How many reps were in the African studies association?
35 reps
Who split the association into 2?
The black caucus
What was the second association called? And what year did it come about?
It was called the African heritage studies association and it was in 1968
Who was the president of the African heritage studies association?
John Henrik Clarke
What was the primary focus of African American studies?
The experiences, the problems, and the prospects of people whose heritage where ever they may be, is African
What were the programs like?
Only 300 left, are based on enrollment and funded by soft money
What were the departments like?
65 left, is the preferred one, they are funded by universities. Offers a major or minor.
Who was the leading organization in 1975?
National council for blacks studies
What is afrocentricity?
Sees the world from an African based world view, best way to understand African people is from there prospective, in its purist form describes Africa through Egypt as the source of civilizations
What are the three types of afrocentrists people?
- Continental afrocentrists- authentic black cultural values
- Social afrocentrists- to protect and promote the next interest of black people
- Afrocentric infusionists- stress African based ideas, concepts, values, and historical data
What are the seven core areas of black studies?
History, religion, sociology, politics, economics, creative production, psychology
What were the soils like?
Tropical, and used in farming
What are the three characteristics of soil?
- Lack humus- decaying vegetable matter
- High iron content- harden and compact
- Overall have a poor quality with a moisture stressed condition
What did the food gatherers change too?
food producers
