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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"African Agency"”.
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An Afrocentric Critique of Race Dialogues: An Application of Theory and Praxis in Africology
… on the Afrocentric paradigm’s constructs of African agency, Afrocentric consciousness-raising and liberatory action. This dissertation critiques race dialogues based on Africology’s mission, function and philosophy to determine its applicability as an educational approach to eradicate racism. …
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Dithakong and the 'mfecane' : a historiographical and methodological analysis
… attempted to be explained without reference to African agency. Julian Cobbing, Jurg Richner and Jan-Bart Gewald have presented these alternative analyses which, although similar in broader intention, are distinct in detailed explanation. Whereas in the past, Dithakong has been viewed as a …
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Cultural Solidarity, Free Space, and African Consciousness in the Formation of the Black Fraternity
… idea of cycle of protests this work explains how African Americans were able to materialize, communicate, and ultimately sustain separate identities under antagonistic social conditions. Critical to the understanding of this work is the role the "free space" had in shaping the identity of both …
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Framing Power: Discursive Contestations and the Influence of External Actors in the African Union’s Key Issue Areas
… and the Influence of External Actors in the African Union’s Key Issue Areas. ABSTRACT This dissertation investigates the dynamics of the power relationship between the African Union and non-African external actors. For many authors, this relationship is understood in terms of a …
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Conventional signs, imperial designs: mapping the Gold Coast, 1874-1957
… history examining the roles played by Africans in the mapping of the continent. The mapping of the British colony of the Gold Coast (Ghana) serves as a case study that illustrates the influence of Africans surveyors, cartographers, and chiefs in the mapping of Africa. The research …