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Karanja Keita Carroll

CUNY - Baruch College, Black and Latino Studies, Faculty Member

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Dr. Karanja Keita Carroll is currently a faculty member in the Department of Black and Latinx Studies at Baruch College (CUNY). He has taught the State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz, Hunter College, Seton Hall University, Temple University and other 2-4 year colleges between in NY and NJ. His teaching and research interests investigate and advance African-centered theory & methodology, with an emphasis on social and psychological theory.

His publications have appeared in the Journal of Pan African Studies, Journal of the International Society of Teacher Education, Critical Sociology and Race, Gender & Class. He is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Pan African Studies.

Dr. Carroll is an African-centered social theorist who is thoroughly committed to the African-centered imperative, one that is grounded in the creation and utilization of culturally-specific frameworks in order to understand and create solutions for humanity.

Beyond academia, Dr. Carroll tries to share and spread what he has learned with those outside of the “ivory tower.” Since arriving in the New York's mid-Hudson Valley in 2006, he regularly lectures at the local public libraries, along with Wallkill and Shawangunk Correctional Facilities.

Dr. Carroll is committed to “academic excellence and social responsibility” as originally articulated by the National Council for Black Studies.

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Conference Abstracts by Karanja Keita Carroll

On the Politics of History: Reflections on the Political Repression of Political Dissidents

What You Teachin'? How You Teachin?: On the Importance of Teaching and Pedagogy in Africana Studies

Since Africana Studies is primarily found at the undergraduate level, it is here where we do most... more Since Africana Studies is primarily found at the undergraduate level, it is here where we do most of the heavy lifting as it relates to introducing students to the discipline and getting them invested in Africana Studies, as not only an academic discipline but most importantly an approach to investigating our current reality. While teaching is something that too many academics in higher education take for granted, the Africana Studies practitioner does not have that option and s/he must consistently work to perfect the crafts of educating, teaching and learning. Given the above, we must always be conscious of teaching and pedagogical practice at undergraduate level. Pedagogies in Africana Studies must be concerned with the manner in which information about the Africana experience is transferred to students, the content that is transferred and the ideological-political rational for its transference. This presentation will engage issues of teaching and pedagogy within the Africana Studies classroom, with a special emphasis on introductory courses and their importance for the development of strong Africana Studies student-practioners.

Fourth Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race - " Mass Criminalization and Internal Colonialism: Revisiting and Reapplying the Arguments of Robert Staples"

Robert Staples is widely known for his pioneering work in the field of Black Sociology and most i... more Robert Staples is widely known for his pioneering work in the field of Black Sociology and most importantly his work on the Black family. However, much of the theoretical work and assumptions which framed portions of his scholarship in the late 1970s to early 1980s revolved around the theory of internal colonialism. Internal colonialism can best be understood as a system of exploitation that works to control autonomous activities of existence expressed within colonized spaces. In the United States, the time, energy and work produced by members of these communities does not go towards advancing their continued survival and subsistence, but in fact goes toward advancing the American nation-state. At the same rate the nation-state works to control the members of these colonized spaces through the criminalization of Black and Brown people, along with the over-policing and mass incarceration of the members of these communities. This paper will revisit the work Robert Staples as it relates to his understanding of internal colonialism, working to reapply his arguments to current discussions of mass criminalization and mass incarceration.

2015 National Council for Black Studies Conference - "Expanding the African-centered Framework: Social Analysis and the Place of Internal Colonialism in Africana Studies"

The African--centered framework as discussed through the work of a host of social scientists and ... more The African--centered framework as discussed through the work of a host of social scientists and theorists has been used a means to conceptualize the accurate analysis of the life, history and culture of African descended people within contemporary America. Central within the African-centered framework is the assumption that differing worldview systems between African and European peoples has developed into a conflict--ridden relationship between European peoples and all people of color. Internal colonialism can add to the African--centered framework practical explanations and systematic means to understanding the current social realities African descended people and other peoples of color face in a world based upon European dominance and oppression. By expanding the African--centered framework through inclusion of the theory of internal colonialism the practicality of an African--centered framework can be further developed. This presentation intends to bring the African--centered framework in dialogue with internal colonialism in order to provide a more practical means to engage of those within the Africana community.

2014 Mid-Atlantic ASCAC Presentation - "John Henrik Clarke and the Africana Studies Tradition: Insight from a Founding Father"

The contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the study of the life, history and culture of Afri... more The contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the study of the life, history and culture of Africana people are without question, some of the most significant of any scholar since the institutionalization of Africana (Black) Studies in 1968. Playing a central role in the establishing and advancing of Africana Studies at Cornell University and Hunter College (CUNY), Dr. Clarke's life work was fundamentally about the critical analysis of the Africana experience from our own sociohistorical perspective in order for Africana people to change our life chances and transform our current sociopolitical position(s) within the world. As Africana Studies continues into forty-seven years of existence it is necessary for current scholar-activists within the discipline to revisit and reevaluate the contributions of the founding mothers and fathers of the discipline. Thus this presentation intends to contribute to that process by analyzing the contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the advancement of Africana Studies. This presentation will specifically engage issues of nomenclature, the conceptual parameters of the field, along with the form, function and pedagogy that is unique to African Studies. All the previously mentioned areas of interests must be continuously engaged as Africana Studies grows and develops within a post-racial American educational environment hampered by continued economic crises which inadvertently impacts the significance of Africana Studies for students and parents of potential students, whose primary concern for a college education is solely a well-paying job. Insight from the life of Dr. Clarke can prove fruitful if we reflect upon his life-work looking for answers to the many pressing issues within Africana Studies and this presentation intends to contribute to that process.

Drafts by Karanja Keita Carroll

From Cheikh Anta Diop's Two Cradle Theory to the African Worldview: Implications for Africana Studies

This essay provides a brief overview of Cheikh Anta Diop's Two Cradle and its relationship to dis... more

"Africana Studies, African-centered Knowledge Production and the Essentiality of the African Worldview: Disciplinary Perspective, Research Methodology and Pedagogical Practice"

The future of Africana Studies is contingent upon the continued development of research and schol... more The future of Africana Studies is contingent upon the continued development of research and scholarship grounded in the African worldview. Rooting the nature of the African worldview within Cheikh Anta Diop's "Two Cradle Theory" this essay posits that the cultural unity of African people is a crucial assumption in the production of knowledge that is African-centered and in the interests of all African people. Building off of the work of Daudi Ajani ya Azibo and other African-centered scholars, this essay further elucidates the nature of the African worldview and its role within Africana Studies, especially as it relates to issues such as disciplinary perspective, research methodology and pedagogical practice.

Publications by Karanja Keita Carroll

"Notes on an African-centered Social Justice: Some Theoretical Considerations.”

A College Introduction to African-centered Theory: Selected Readings in Africana Studies, (Ed. Sekhmet Em Kht Maat): 122-125. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2021

2021

“From Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory to the African Worldview: Implications for Africana Studies.”

A College Introduction to African-centered Theory: Selected Readings in Africana Studies. (Ed. Sekhmet Em Kht Maat): 51-57. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing., 2021

"Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory,’ Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America”

Carroll, K. K. “Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory,’ Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America,” in Whispering Out Loud: Voices of Africana, ed. M. Tillotson (Trenton: Africa World Press, 2018), 57-79., 2018

Africana Studies and Research Methodology: Revisiting the Centrality of the Afrikan Worldview

This essay engages questions of methodology and philosophical assumptions as they impinge upon di... more This essay engages questions of methodology and philosophical assumptions as they impinge upon discipline-specific scholarship in Africana Studies and ultimately on arguments in Africology. Through an investigation of the worldview concept as discussed within the scholarship of Vernon Dixon, the Afrikan/Black psychologists and other Afrikan-centered scholars this essay attempts to reorient this discussion to questions which are pertinent to the development and utilization of the Afrikan Worldview as a research methodology in Africana Studies. We conclude with the possible implications this analysis can have on Africana Studies and Africological scholarship.

About Us and Not About Us: Theorizing Student Resistance to Learning about Race and Racism from Underrepresented Faculty

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Framework in African-Centered Psychology

Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Blac... more Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Black) psychology has been instrumental in advancing culturally-specific theory and research. Central to the field of African-centered psychology is the usage of worldview as the conceptual and philosophical framework. This essay provides a genealogical review of the worldview framework as discussed within African-centered psychology. A focus is on understanding the developmental history and usage of worldview as it relates to producing culturally-specific theory and research consistent with the aims and goals of African-centered psychology and Africana Studies.

African-centered Psychology, Education and the Liberation of African Minds: Notes on the Psycho-Cultural Justification for Reparations

Na'im Madyun ' Amani na Uwezo ya UkombOzi (Michael McMillan) Tommy J. Curry 5 7 37 52 73 95 111 1... more

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Concept and Framework in Africana Studies-Related Theory and Research

African-centered Theory and Methodology in Africana Studies: An Introduction

African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity... more African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity, Africentricity, and African-worldview) theory and methodology within the discipline of Africana studies is at a crossroads. Africana studies, in this special issue, is understood as the critical analysis of Africana life, history and culture from the perspective of Africana people, with the ultimate goal of changing the life chances of Africana people. 1 With

An African-centered Approach to Land Education

Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have no... more Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have not yet broadly engaged with the African world and insights from Africana Studies and Geography. An African-centred approach facilitates people's reconnection to places and ecosystems in ways that do not reduce places to objects of conquest and things to be exploited for profitability and individual gain. Such an approach offers effective critiques of settler coloniser perspectives on the environment and deeper understandings of the relationship between worldview and ecologically sensitised education. Through examples from Africana Studies and Geography, this article provides an introduction to how an African-centred approach can contribute to the development of a Land Education perspective and improve college-level environmental education.

An Introduction to African-Centered Sociology: Worldview, Methodology and Social Theory

Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in ... more Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in the study of Africana life, history, and culture. This conceptual framework has been utilized and expanded on by those developing scholarship in the sub-discipline areas of Africana Studies, including African-centered psychology, history, and literature. However, to date the articulation of an African-centered sociology, grounded in an African-centered conceptual framework, has not developed; neither has it occurred for African-centered sociology as a sub-discipline of Africana Studies, a sub-discipline of traditional sociology, or as a stand-alone discipline, itself. After a review of the worldview concept and framework and an analysis of the intellectual history of Black Sociology, this article then discusses the possibility of an African-centered sociology contingent upon the usage of an African worldview as the conceptual framework. Finally, the impacts of an African-centered epistemology and African-centered social theory are considered for the future of African-centered sociology.

On the Impossibilities of a Post-Racist America in the Obama Era

Teaching and Pedagogy in Africana Studies: Implications of an African Worldview

On the Politics of History: Reflections on the Political Repression of Political Dissidents

What You Teachin'? How You Teachin?: On the Importance of Teaching and Pedagogy in Africana Studies

Since Africana Studies is primarily found at the undergraduate level, it is here where we do most... more Since Africana Studies is primarily found at the undergraduate level, it is here where we do most of the heavy lifting as it relates to introducing students to the discipline and getting them invested in Africana Studies, as not only an academic discipline but most importantly an approach to investigating our current reality. While teaching is something that too many academics in higher education take for granted, the Africana Studies practitioner does not have that option and s/he must consistently work to perfect the crafts of educating, teaching and learning. Given the above, we must always be conscious of teaching and pedagogical practice at undergraduate level. Pedagogies in Africana Studies must be concerned with the manner in which information about the Africana experience is transferred to students, the content that is transferred and the ideological-political rational for its transference. This presentation will engage issues of teaching and pedagogy within the Africana Studies classroom, with a special emphasis on introductory courses and their importance for the development of strong Africana Studies student-practioners.

Fourth Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race - " Mass Criminalization and Internal Colonialism: Revisiting and Reapplying the Arguments of Robert Staples"

Robert Staples is widely known for his pioneering work in the field of Black Sociology and most i... more Robert Staples is widely known for his pioneering work in the field of Black Sociology and most importantly his work on the Black family. However, much of the theoretical work and assumptions which framed portions of his scholarship in the late 1970s to early 1980s revolved around the theory of internal colonialism. Internal colonialism can best be understood as a system of exploitation that works to control autonomous activities of existence expressed within colonized spaces. In the United States, the time, energy and work produced by members of these communities does not go towards advancing their continued survival and subsistence, but in fact goes toward advancing the American nation-state. At the same rate the nation-state works to control the members of these colonized spaces through the criminalization of Black and Brown people, along with the over-policing and mass incarceration of the members of these communities. This paper will revisit the work Robert Staples as it relates to his understanding of internal colonialism, working to reapply his arguments to current discussions of mass criminalization and mass incarceration.

2015 National Council for Black Studies Conference - "Expanding the African-centered Framework: Social Analysis and the Place of Internal Colonialism in Africana Studies"

The African--centered framework as discussed through the work of a host of social scientists and ... more The African--centered framework as discussed through the work of a host of social scientists and theorists has been used a means to conceptualize the accurate analysis of the life, history and culture of African descended people within contemporary America. Central within the African-centered framework is the assumption that differing worldview systems between African and European peoples has developed into a conflict--ridden relationship between European peoples and all people of color. Internal colonialism can add to the African--centered framework practical explanations and systematic means to understanding the current social realities African descended people and other peoples of color face in a world based upon European dominance and oppression. By expanding the African--centered framework through inclusion of the theory of internal colonialism the practicality of an African--centered framework can be further developed. This presentation intends to bring the African--centered framework in dialogue with internal colonialism in order to provide a more practical means to engage of those within the Africana community.

2014 Mid-Atlantic ASCAC Presentation - "John Henrik Clarke and the Africana Studies Tradition: Insight from a Founding Father"

The contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the study of the life, history and culture of Afri... more The contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the study of the life, history and culture of Africana people are without question, some of the most significant of any scholar since the institutionalization of Africana (Black) Studies in 1968. Playing a central role in the establishing and advancing of Africana Studies at Cornell University and Hunter College (CUNY), Dr. Clarke's life work was fundamentally about the critical analysis of the Africana experience from our own sociohistorical perspective in order for Africana people to change our life chances and transform our current sociopolitical position(s) within the world. As Africana Studies continues into forty-seven years of existence it is necessary for current scholar-activists within the discipline to revisit and reevaluate the contributions of the founding mothers and fathers of the discipline. Thus this presentation intends to contribute to that process by analyzing the contributions of Dr. John Henrik Clarke to the advancement of Africana Studies. This presentation will specifically engage issues of nomenclature, the conceptual parameters of the field, along with the form, function and pedagogy that is unique to African Studies. All the previously mentioned areas of interests must be continuously engaged as Africana Studies grows and develops within a post-racial American educational environment hampered by continued economic crises which inadvertently impacts the significance of Africana Studies for students and parents of potential students, whose primary concern for a college education is solely a well-paying job. Insight from the life of Dr. Clarke can prove fruitful if we reflect upon his life-work looking for answers to the many pressing issues within Africana Studies and this presentation intends to contribute to that process.

From Cheikh Anta Diop's Two Cradle Theory to the African Worldview: Implications for Africana Studies

This essay provides a brief overview of Cheikh Anta Diop's Two Cradle and its relationship to dis... more

"Africana Studies, African-centered Knowledge Production and the Essentiality of the African Worldview: Disciplinary Perspective, Research Methodology and Pedagogical Practice"

The future of Africana Studies is contingent upon the continued development of research and schol... more The future of Africana Studies is contingent upon the continued development of research and scholarship grounded in the African worldview. Rooting the nature of the African worldview within Cheikh Anta Diop's "Two Cradle Theory" this essay posits that the cultural unity of African people is a crucial assumption in the production of knowledge that is African-centered and in the interests of all African people. Building off of the work of Daudi Ajani ya Azibo and other African-centered scholars, this essay further elucidates the nature of the African worldview and its role within Africana Studies, especially as it relates to issues such as disciplinary perspective, research methodology and pedagogical practice.

"Notes on an African-centered Social Justice: Some Theoretical Considerations.”

A College Introduction to African-centered Theory: Selected Readings in Africana Studies, (Ed. Sekhmet Em Kht Maat): 122-125. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2021

2021

“From Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory to the African Worldview: Implications for Africana Studies.”

A College Introduction to African-centered Theory: Selected Readings in Africana Studies. (Ed. Sekhmet Em Kht Maat): 51-57. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing., 2021

"Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory,’ Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America”

Carroll, K. K. “Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory,’ Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America,” in Whispering Out Loud: Voices of Africana, ed. M. Tillotson (Trenton: Africa World Press, 2018), 57-79., 2018

Africana Studies and Research Methodology: Revisiting the Centrality of the Afrikan Worldview

This essay engages questions of methodology and philosophical assumptions as they impinge upon di... more This essay engages questions of methodology and philosophical assumptions as they impinge upon discipline-specific scholarship in Africana Studies and ultimately on arguments in Africology. Through an investigation of the worldview concept as discussed within the scholarship of Vernon Dixon, the Afrikan/Black psychologists and other Afrikan-centered scholars this essay attempts to reorient this discussion to questions which are pertinent to the development and utilization of the Afrikan Worldview as a research methodology in Africana Studies. We conclude with the possible implications this analysis can have on Africana Studies and Africological scholarship.

About Us and Not About Us: Theorizing Student Resistance to Learning about Race and Racism from Underrepresented Faculty

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Framework in African-Centered Psychology

Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Blac... more Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Black) psychology has been instrumental in advancing culturally-specific theory and research. Central to the field of African-centered psychology is the usage of worldview as the conceptual and philosophical framework. This essay provides a genealogical review of the worldview framework as discussed within African-centered psychology. A focus is on understanding the developmental history and usage of worldview as it relates to producing culturally-specific theory and research consistent with the aims and goals of African-centered psychology and Africana Studies.

African-centered Psychology, Education and the Liberation of African Minds: Notes on the Psycho-Cultural Justification for Reparations

Na'im Madyun ' Amani na Uwezo ya UkombOzi (Michael McMillan) Tommy J. Curry 5 7 37 52 73 95 111 1... more

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Concept and Framework in Africana Studies-Related Theory and Research

African-centered Theory and Methodology in Africana Studies: An Introduction

African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity... more African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity, Africentricity, and African-worldview) theory and methodology within the discipline of Africana studies is at a crossroads. Africana studies, in this special issue, is understood as the critical analysis of Africana life, history and culture from the perspective of Africana people, with the ultimate goal of changing the life chances of Africana people. 1 With

An African-centered Approach to Land Education

Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have no... more Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have not yet broadly engaged with the African world and insights from Africana Studies and Geography. An African-centred approach facilitates people's reconnection to places and ecosystems in ways that do not reduce places to objects of conquest and things to be exploited for profitability and individual gain. Such an approach offers effective critiques of settler coloniser perspectives on the environment and deeper understandings of the relationship between worldview and ecologically sensitised education. Through examples from Africana Studies and Geography, this article provides an introduction to how an African-centred approach can contribute to the development of a Land Education perspective and improve college-level environmental education.

An Introduction to African-Centered Sociology: Worldview, Methodology and Social Theory

Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in ... more Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in the study of Africana life, history, and culture. This conceptual framework has been utilized and expanded on by those developing scholarship in the sub-discipline areas of Africana Studies, including African-centered psychology, history, and literature. However, to date the articulation of an African-centered sociology, grounded in an African-centered conceptual framework, has not developed; neither has it occurred for African-centered sociology as a sub-discipline of Africana Studies, a sub-discipline of traditional sociology, or as a stand-alone discipline, itself. After a review of the worldview concept and framework and an analysis of the intellectual history of Black Sociology, this article then discusses the possibility of an African-centered sociology contingent upon the usage of an African worldview as the conceptual framework. Finally, the impacts of an African-centered epistemology and African-centered social theory are considered for the future of African-centered sociology.

On the Impossibilities of a Post-Racist America in the Obama Era

Teaching and Pedagogy in Africana Studies: Implications of an African Worldview

A Critical Review And Analysis Of The State, Scope And Direction Of African-Centered Psychology From 2000-2010

This study focuses primarily upon the current state ofAfrican-centered psychology through the pag... more This study focuses primarily upon the current state ofAfrican-centered psychology through the pages o f the Journal o f Black Psychology (JBP). Recent literature on African-centered psychology is reviewed and articles published in the JBPfrom 2000-2010 relative to African-centered psychology are examined. The results o f the content analysis o f empirical or theoretical articles within the JBP indicated that 90% (n = 221) o f the articles were empirical and 10% (n = 25) were theoretical. The results o

The Problem(s) of Theory and Theory Production in Africana Studies

Philosophy of Teaching

Over the past ten years I have developed, adjusted and reworked my personal philosophy of teachin... more Over the past ten years I have developed, adjusted and reworked my personal philosophy of teaching. This philosophy of teaching is clearly informed by my knowledge of the development of Africana Studies as: a.) an academic discipline; b.) a product of the 1960s Black Liberation Movement and c.) most importantly, as a means to understand human and social reality beyond the blinds of normative/western frames of reference. Furthermore, I subscribe to the belief that teaching within Africana Studies requires more than just mere knowledge about the Africana experience. While knowledge is necessary, it is one's perspective, one's use of the information and the ultimate goal of Africana Studies, which necessitates teaching based on more than just knowledge. The three leading concepts which inform my teaching philosophy are: critical thinking, communalism/interdependence and consciousness raising.

Intro to Black Studies - Syllabus

Race and Racism in US History - Syllabus

Psychology of Black Americans - Syllabus

Education in the Black Community - Syllabus

Black English: Language and Culture - Syllabus

This course covers the distinct patterns of speech utilized by people of African descent in the U... more This course covers the distinct patterns of speech utilized by people of African descent in the United States of America. As a required course for the Black Studies Education major prioritization will be placed upon the relationship between language and education. We will discuss the various theories of origin, structure and semantics of Black English/African American English/Black Vernacular English/African American Vernacular English/Ebonics. Given the central role of language and educational advancement we will focus upon the impact of language acquisition and the education of Black children. We will also engage the recent and current issues in educational policy as they relate to the education of children of African descent within the United States.

Seminar in Black Studies: Intellectual History of Africana Studies - Syllabus

Seminar in Black Studies: African-centered Social Justice - Syllabus

Seminar in Black Studies: Life and Work of Cheikh Anta Diop - Syllabus

Race and Racism in the Social Sciences (Honors Seminar) - Syllabus Spring 2012

Race and Racism in the Social Sciences (Honors Seminar) - Syllabus Spring 2014

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Minor and medium rivers of the Russian North regions are vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. The ... more Minor and medium rivers of the Russian North regions are vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. The article deals with the water use problems in the Yenisei River Basin where about 90% of the rivers used for water supply are minor and medium. Aassessment of the main sources of anthropogenic impact at the rivers of the region is given. The article substantiates the main problems in sustainable use of water in the Yenisei River Basin, such as water pollution, regulation of river flow and water resource depletion. The methods of estimation of acceptable water intake are analyzed, empirical and analytical probability curves of water intake values for each season for eleven rivers are built. Environmental flow for eleven rivers, as the average month and average annual values, are calculated.

A Critical Review and Analysis of the State, Scope and Direction of African-Centered Psychology from

The Western journal of black studies

This study focuses primarily upon the current state ofAfrican-centered psychology through the pag... more This study focuses primarily upon the current state ofAfrican-centered psychology through the pages o f the Journal o f Black Psychology (JBP). Recent literature on African-centered psychology is reviewed and articles published in the JBPfrom 2000-2010 relative to African-centered psychology are examined. The results o f the content analysis o f empirical or theoretical articles within the JBP indicated that 90% (n = 221) o f the articles were empirical and 10% (n = 25) were theoretical. The results o f the content analysis o f the schools o f thought/ideological orientations within the JBP indicate the following: (1) 30% o f the articles (n = 73) were integrationist/assimilationist; 59.0% o f the articles (n =146) were African American Nationalist and 11% o f the articles (n = 27) were Pan Africanist/African-centered. Jo u rn a l o f B la c k Studies; Jo u rn a l o f B la ck Studies; Jo u rn a l o f P an A frican Studies), in order to advance their conceptualizations of African-centered psychol ogy. Given the J B P 's mission as being the premier psychological journal committed to investigating and publishing research on the psychological realities of African descended peoples, this study focuses primarily

An African-centered Approach to Land Education

Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have no... more Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have not yet broadly engaged with the African world and insights from Africana Studies and Geography. An African-centered approach facilitates people\u27s reconnection to places and ecosystems in ways that do not reduce places to objects of conquest and things to be exploited for profitability and individual gain. Such an approach offers effective critiques of settler coloniser perspectives on the environment and deeper understandings of the relationship between worldview and ecologically sensitised education. Through examples from Africana Studies and Geography, this article provides an introduction to how an African-centered approach can contribute to the development of a Land Education perspective and improve college-level environmental education

About Us and Not About Us: Theorizing Student Resistance to Learning about Race and Racism from Underrepresented Faculty

Three early-career scholars write across their experiences as underrepresented faculty who teach ... more Three early-career scholars write across their experiences as underrepresented faculty who teach required diversity courses to future educators in a predominantly white, small, state college. The authors theorize student resistance to course material and to faculty of color teaching about race and racism in a series of tableaus of their classrooms. They examine the ways that students\u27 tactics of avoidance, consuming the Other, and I won\u27t learn from you are simultaneously \u27\u27about us and not about us, unmasking uneven assumptions about the role of diversity courses in teacher preparation programs

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Concept and Framework in Africana Studies-Related Theory and Research

African American Consciousness, 2017

Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory,’ Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America

Teaching and Pedagogy in Africana Studies: Implications of an African Worldview

On the Impossibilities of a Post-Racist America in the Obama Era

The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union, 2014

African-Centered Theory and Methodology in Africana Studies: An Introduction

The Journal of Pan African Studies, Jun 1, 2012

African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity... more African-centered (and its variations as Africa-centered, Afrocentric, Africentric, Afrocentricity, Africentricity, and African-worldview) theory and methodology within the discipline of Africana studies is at a crossroads. Africana studies, in this special issue, is understood as the critical analysis of Africana life, history and culture from the perspective of Africana people, with the ultimate goal of changing the life chances of Africana people. 1 With 1

A genealogical analysis of the worldview framework in African-centered psychology

The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2010

Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Blac... more Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Black) psychology has been instrumental in advancing culturally-specific theory and research. Central to the field of African-centered psychology is the usage of worldview as the conceptual and philosophical framework. This essay provides a genealogical review of the worldview framework as discussed within African-centered psychology. A focus is on understanding the developmental history and usage of worldview as it relates to producing culturally-specific theory and research consistent with the aims and goals of African-centered psychology and Africana Studies.

An African-centred approach to land education

Environmental Education Research, 2014

Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have no... more Approaches to environmental education which are engaging with place and critical pedagogy have not yet broadly engaged with the African world and insights from Africana Studies and Geography. An African-centred approach facilitates people’s reconnection to places and ecosystems in ways that do not reduce places to objects of conquest and things to be exploited for profitability and individual gain. Such an approach offers effective critiques of settler coloniser perspectives on the environment and deeper understandings of the relationship between worldview and ecologically sensitised education. Through examples from Africana Studies and Geography, this article provides an introduction to how an African-centred approach can contribute to the development of a Land Education perspective and improve college-level environmental education.

An Introduction to African-Centered Sociology: Worldview, Epistemology, and Social Theory

Critical Sociology, 2012

Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in ... more Current advances in Africana (Black) Studies utilize an African-centered conceptual framework in the study of Africana life, history, and culture. This conceptual framework has been utilized and expanded on by those developing scholarship in the sub-discipline areas of Africana Studies, including African-centered psychology, history, and literature. However, to date the articulation of an African-centered sociology, grounded in an African-centered conceptual framework, has not developed; neither has it occurred for African-centered sociology as a sub-discipline of Africana Studies, a sub-discipline of traditional sociology, or as a stand-alone discipline, itself. After a review of the worldview concept and framework and an analysis of the intellectual history of Black Sociology, this article then discusses the possibility of an African-centered sociology contingent upon the usage of an African worldview as the conceptual framework. Finally, the impacts of an African-centered epistem...

The Problem (s) of Theory and Theory Production in Africana Studies

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At the Second Sex Conference in New York in 1979, Audre Lorde argued "For the master's tools will... more At the Second Sex Conference in New York in 1979, Audre Lorde argued "For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" (Lorde, 1984, p. 112). By "the master's tools," Lorde was specifically referring to "the fruits" of "racist patriarchy" (pp. 110-111). These are the words that have inspired this collection of essays which engage the notion of theory in Black/Afro-American/African American/Pan-African/Africana Studies. Lewis Gordon, a Temple University professor of religion and philosophy, and Jane Anna Gordon, a lecturer of political science at Temple University, have taken Lorde to task, arguing that the master's tools need not dismantle the master's house. In the introduction to this text, they argue that we follow the master's "lead, transcending rather than dismantling Western ideas through building our own houses of thought" (Gordon & Gordon, 2006, p. ix), and through the building of our own houses, we will then displace the "hegemony of the master's house" (p. ix). Thus the editors have compiled eight chapters which attempt to take up this task.

A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Framework in African-Centered Psychology

Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Blac... more Of all the subject/content areas within Africana Studies, African-centered (African/Africana/Black) psychology has been instrumental in advancing culturally-specific theory and research. Central to the field of African-centered psychology is the usage of worldview as the conceptual and philosophical framework. This essay provides a genealogical review of the worldview framework as discussed within African-centered psychology. A focus is on understanding the developmental history and usage of worldview as it relates to producing culturally-specific theory and research consistent with the aims and goals of African-centered psychology and Africana Studies

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