In this Book
- The Afrocentric Idea Revised
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Temple University Press
summary
This new edition of The Afrocentric Idea boldly confronts the contemporary challenges that have been launched against Molefi Kete Asante's philosophical, social, and cultural theory. By rendering a critique of some post-modern positions as well as the old structured Eurocentric orientations discussed in the first edition, this new edition contains lively engagements with views expressed by Mary Lefkowitz, Paul Gilroy, and Cornel West. Expanding on his core ideas, Asante has cast The Afrocentric Idea in the tradition of provocative critiques of the established social order. This is a fresh and dynamic location of culture within the context of social change.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xx
- Part 1: The Situation
- pp. 25-26
- The Idea of a Metatheory
- pp. 45-70
- African Foundations of Nommo
- pp. 71-92
- Part 2: The Resistance
- pp. 93-94
- African American Orature and Context
- pp. 95-107
- Mythoforms in African American Communication
- pp. 107-122
- Rhetoric of Resistance
- pp. 122-138
- Choosing Freedom
- pp. 138-159
- Africa as Concept
- pp. 160-170
- Part 3: The Liberation
- pp. 171-172
- The Search for an Afrocentric Method
- pp. 173-196
- Transcendence: The Curved Line
- pp. 196-212
Additional Information
ISBN
9781439905623
Related ISBN(s)
9781566395946, 9781566395953
MARC Record
OCLC
966847528
Pages
209
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No