Concept information
Preferred term
black studies
Definition
- Black studies, also known as African American studies and Africana studies, consist of the scientific and humanistic study of people of African descent in the United States and other regions of the world. Black studies is interdisciplinary; its earliest roots are in history, sociology, literature, and the arts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Black Studies]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- African-American art
- African American studies
- African American thought
- African thinkers
- Afrocentricity
- annual conferences
- anti-racism
- associations and organizations
- black culture
- books (publishing)
- campus politics
- classical Africa
- concepts in black studies
- films
- institutions
- intellectual schools
- journals
- legal issues
- movements
- newspapers
- political issues
- professional organizations
- publishers
- reparations
- research centers
- resistance
- theories
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/black_studies
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