Afrocentric Visions ：Studies in Culture and Communication ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：Studies in Culture and Communication

Publication series ：1

Author： Hamlet   Janice  

Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd‎

Publication year： 1998

E-ISBN: 9781452251233

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761908104

Subject： B82 Ethics ( Moral Philosophy )

Keyword： 伦理学(道德哲学)

Language： ENG

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Description

In this timely volume, editor Janice D Hamlet has chosen essays which illuminate various aspects of African American culture, refracted through the lens of Afrocentric thought. The book examines: Afrocentric ideology and methodology; Afrocentric approaches to the dynamics of communication; the Afrocentric influence on the black aesthetic, with an examination of language, literature, oral tradition, movies and television; and the future of Afrocentric visions.

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Cover

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part I - The Afrocentric Perspective: Ideology and Method

Chapter 1 - The Deep Structure of Culture: Relevance of Traditional African Culture in Contemporary Life

Chapter 2 - A Philosophical Basis for an Afrocentric Orientation

Chapter 3 - Afrocentrism and the Afrocentric Method

Part II - Afrocentric Approaches to Understanding Interpersonal, Group, and Public Communication Dynamics

Chapter 4 - Afrocentric Cultural Consciousness and African American Male-Female Relationships

Chapter 5 - Rethinking Organizations from an Afrocentric Viewpoint

Chapter 6 - Understanding African American Oratory: Manifestations of Nommo

Chapter 7 - Culture, Communication, and Afrocentrism: Some Rhetorical Implications of a New World Order

Part III - Afrocentricity and the Black Aesthetic

Chapter 8 - The African-American Legacy in American Literature

Chapter 9 - The Way We Do: A Preliminary Investigation of the African Roots of African American Performance

Chapter 10 - Afrocentric Heroes in Theater

Chapter 11 - Representing African American Women in Hollywood Movies: An African-Conscious Analysis

Chapter 12 - African Americans in Television: An Afrocentric Analysis

Part IV - Where Do We Go from Here? Challenges and Implications of the Afrocentric Perspective

Chapter 13 - The Functional Implications of Afrocentrism

Chapter 14 - Communication and Development: Imperatives for an Afrocentric Methodology

Chapter 15 - Afrocentricity: The Challenge of Implementation

Epilogue

Index

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