SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Yunnan, with its unparalleled ethnic diversity and ecological complexity, has nurtured a diversified and integrated system of aromatic therapy and incense culture among ethnic groups such as the Dai, Naxi, Bai, Yi, and Pumi. This system is not merely the utilization of medicinal plants but is deeply rooted in local cognition, belief systems, and social structures, forming a unique cultural morphology characterized b…

Reference · Wikidata

field of academic study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

African studies is the study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies. The field includes the study of Africa's history, demography, culture, politics, economy, languages, and religion. A specialist in African studies is often referred to as an "Africanist".

Book · DOAB

This compelling anthology illuminates the transformative role of education research in Africa, presenting a bricolage of studies by scholarship holders of the East and South African-German Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methodologies and Management (CERM-ESA). Bridging insights from these two regions, the book examines the vital intersections between education, society and culture, with a focus on fos…

Full text · Open Library

In this ground-breaking study, Sterling Stuckey, a leading cultural historian and authority on slavery, explains how different African peoples interacted on the plantations of the South to achieve a common culture. He argues that, at the time of emancipation, slaves still remainedessentially African in culture, a conclusion with profound implications for theories of black liberation and for the future of race relat…

Image · DPLA

Winter 2020 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University.