African Scholars and Intellectuals in North American Academies

Reflections on Exile and Migration

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvSabella Ogbobode Abidde,USA) Abidde, Sabella Ogbobode (Alabama State University

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This book examines the process and events surrounding the migration of African scholars, as well as their lives and lived experiences within and outside of their colleges and universities.The chapters chronicle the lived-experiences and observations of African scholars in North America and examine a range of issues, ideas, and phenomena within North American colleges and universities. The contributors examine the political, ethnic, or religious upheavals that informed their migration or banishment; contrast the teaching-learning-research environment in Africa and North America; and discuss on and off-campus experience with segregation and racial inequality.This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the African Diaspora, migration, and African Studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-05-31
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt371 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge African Studies
Antal sidor230
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367638771

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Introduction PART ONE: THE PRIVATE SOJOURNS 1. African Scholars and the Question of Exile 2. My South African American Story 3. Reflections on Exile: The Case of Ethiopians 4. Understanding the relevance of Cultural Competence Towards African Scholars in American Academy: Personal Experiences 5. In Search of Knowledge in North America: Challenges and Possibilities PART TWO: PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES 6. In Spite of the Odds: A Nigerian Woman’s Experience of Navigating the US Academy 7. Tenure, Promotion, and Recognition: Challenges of Race, Ethnicity and Gender 8. Going with the flow: The unplanned journey in a Predominantly White Institution 9. Boundaries of Exclusion and Inclusion: Africans and the Western Academy PART THREE: IDENTITY, HOPE, AND ASPIRATIONS 10. Post-independence African Scholars and the Second Liberation Struggle 11. On Scholarship and the Hyphenated African Identity 12. The Fallacy of Unity Between Africans and the African Americans 13. African-born Scholars and Accent Discrimination: The Last Acceptable Form of Prejudice