tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post8530993624969582987..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES: A TUTORIAL PART ONERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-15022985730466296572011-06-28T07:36:46.135-04:002011-06-28T07:36:46.135-04:00Thanks for the tip, Amato. I'll give it a look...Thanks for the tip, Amato. I'll give it a look.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922719871297540449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-24406281997413231732011-06-27T22:13:16.150-04:002011-06-27T22:13:16.150-04:00Michael there is a great book called, From Black P...Michael there is a great book called, From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline, if you're really interested in the subject.Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392156407025334931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-53229554326319934212011-06-27T20:54:09.693-04:002011-06-27T20:54:09.693-04:00I'm excited that you are doing this tutorial, ...I'm excited that you are doing this tutorial, Professor Wolff. You may already have my request planned down the line. In any case, I'd love to hear your take on the relationship between the Black Civil Rights Movement and Afro-American Studies as an academic discipline. I remember that, in your memoirs, you mentioned that a number of your AA Studies colleagues had been significant players in the Civil Rights Movement, and I'm curious about what else you might have to say about that.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922719871297540449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-37743016594710959662011-06-27T18:36:06.427-04:002011-06-27T18:36:06.427-04:00For the most part,l these are terminological dispu...For the most part,l these are terminological disputes, but Africana Studies typically has a heavy concentration on African, especially Southern African, studies, whereas Diasporic Studies tends to focus on the New World -- especially Brazil, the Caribbean, etc.<br /><br />I hope to be able to say something respectful and interesting about Asante's project later in this tutorial. These are early days, and there is a whole summer to fill!Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-49818432081311608722011-06-27T18:13:56.995-04:002011-06-27T18:13:56.995-04:00Professor, I am very excited about this tutorial. ...Professor, I am very excited about this tutorial. Let me say, though, that you're right about Molefi Asante--he is little more than a polemicist--however, scholars like John Henrik Clarke and Cheikh Anta Diop did worthy and serious work which focused on African cultural roots and the Egyptian contribution. What I'm basically saying is it is a subject worth taking seriously.<br /><br />Also, would you consider Diasporic studies the same as Africana studies?Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392156407025334931noreply@blogger.com