Afrocentric visions [[electronic resource] ] : studies in culture and communication / / edited by Janice D. Hamlet

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 266 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Race identity; African Americans - Communication; Afrocentrism - United States; African American arts; African Americans in mass media
• Altri autori: HamletJanice D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. The afrocentric perspective : ideology and method -- part II. Afrocentric approaches to understanding interpersonal, group, and public communication dynamics -- part III. Afrocentricity and the black aesthetic -- part IV. Where do we go from here? challenges and implications of the afrocentric perspective.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this volume, editor Janice D. Hamlet has chosen essays which illuminate various aspects of African American culture, refracted through the lens of Afrocentric thought. The book examines: Afrocentric ideology and methodology; Afrocentric approaches to the dynamics of communication; the Afrocentric influence on the black aesthetic, with an examination of language, literature, oral tradition, movies and television; and the future of Afrocentric visions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Afrocentric visions
• ISBN: 1-322-41976-0; 1-4833-2838-4; 1-4522-5123-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790970003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II