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Which discipline was profoundly affected by the Black Studies revolution of the late 20th century?
Which discipline was profoundly affected by the Black Studies revolution of the late 20th century?
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What term grew out of the political and academic climate of the 1960s?
What term grew out of the political and academic climate of the 1960s?
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According to the text, Afrocentric metatheory is primarily concerned with
According to the text, Afrocentric metatheory is primarily concerned with
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According to Ama Mazama's study, what is the language of the Africans of Guadeloupe?
According to Ama Mazama's study, what is the language of the Africans of Guadeloupe?
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What are the two measures that Ama Mazama is concerned with in her study?
What are the two measures that Ama Mazama is concerned with in her study?
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Which university founded the first department of Black Studies in 1969?
Which university founded the first department of Black Studies in 1969?
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What term gained recognition as a name and objective of the intellectual pursuit of Black Studies?
What term gained recognition as a name and objective of the intellectual pursuit of Black Studies?
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What was the immediate academic aim of the Black Studies movement?
What was the immediate academic aim of the Black Studies movement?
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What did the students in the Black Studies movement want to avoid taking into their psychological systems?
What did the students in the Black Studies movement want to avoid taking into their psychological systems?
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Which group of people were often arrested during the early days of the struggle for equal education in African American Studies?
Which group of people were often arrested during the early days of the struggle for equal education in African American Studies?
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What was a critical issue faced by the incipient movement of African American Studies?
What was a critical issue faced by the incipient movement of African American Studies?
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Why did some African American students face a deadend when it came to hiring Black professors?
Why did some African American students face a deadend when it came to hiring Black professors?
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What was one challenge faced by continental African professors hired to teach African American Studies?
What was one challenge faced by continental African professors hired to teach African American Studies?
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According to the text, what was the aim of changing the name of departments to Africana Studies?
According to the text, what was the aim of changing the name of departments to Africana Studies?
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According to the text, what did the term Africana intend to embrace?
According to the text, what did the term Africana intend to embrace?
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According to the text, what was the Africological movement?
According to the text, what was the Africological movement?
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According to the text, what did Africology signal?
According to the text, what did Africology signal?
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Which term was used to describe the movement for academic enrichment within the general revolution initiated by the Black Studies revolution?
Which term was used to describe the movement for academic enrichment within the general revolution initiated by the Black Studies revolution?
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What was the defining moment in the Black Studies movement?
What was the defining moment in the Black Studies movement?
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Which institutions were raided by major universities to gain African American professors?
Which institutions were raided by major universities to gain African American professors?
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What was the political objective of each movement within the general revolution initiated by the Black Studies revolution?
What was the political objective of each movement within the general revolution initiated by the Black Studies revolution?
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According to the text, who was the first African to articulate the necessity for linking Ancient Egypt to the rest of Africa?
According to the text, who was the first African to articulate the necessity for linking Ancient Egypt to the rest of Africa?
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What is the main challenge for Africologists in the postmodern era, according to the text?
What is the main challenge for Africologists in the postmodern era, according to the text?
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What does the text suggest about the study of African phenomena in relation to social sciences and humanities?
What does the text suggest about the study of African phenomena in relation to social sciences and humanities?
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What does the text say about the connection between Africans on both sides of the Atlantic?
What does the text say about the connection between Africans on both sides of the Atlantic?
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