The Evolution of African American Studies: A Descriptive and Evaluative Analysis of Selected African American Studies Departments and Programs

by James L. Conyers Jr.

This insightful study describes and makes an evaluative analysis of selected programs in African American Studies for the purpose of determining their viability, autonomy, and curricular development. An historical overview of the field of African American studies, citing the major intellectual and scholarly innovations over the past twenty-two years is also incorporated. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Literature Review; Method of Procedure; Historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819196878
• ISBN13: 9780819196873
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 254 Pages