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The Cultural Identity of Africa and the Global Tasks of Africana Studies

by Kwasi Konadu Abstract This essay is concerned with the cultural identity of Africa and the appropriate study of Africa (ns).  It is a direct response to the notion of conceptually and pragmatically situating Africa, in all its scope and dimensions, back into Africana Studies.  The paper raises a fundamental question: whether the vocation of ‘African Studies’ is really about […]