Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

African Studies Association and African studies

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between African Studies Association and African studies

African Studies Association vs. African studies

The African Studies Association (ASA) is an association of scholars and professionals in the United States and Canada with an interest in the continent of Africa. African studies is the study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies (as opposed to its geology, geography, zoology, etc.). The field includes the study of Africa's history (Pre-colonial, colonial, post-colonial), demography (ethnic groups), culture, politics, economy, languages, and religion (Islam, Christianity, traditional religions).

Similarities between African Studies Association and African studies

African Studies Association and African studies have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Africa, Ali Mazrui, Gwendolen M. Carter, Howard University, Ivor Wilks, J. F. Ade Ajayi, Jan Vansina, John Henrik Clarke, Joseph Greenberg, Melville J. Herskovits, Roland Oliver, Rutgers University, Terence Ranger, University of Michigan.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

Africa and African Studies Association · Africa and African studies · See more »

Ali Mazrui

Ali Al'amin Mazrui (24 February 1933 – 12 October 2014), was an academic professor, and political writer on African and Islamic studies and North-South relations.

African Studies Association and Ali Mazrui · African studies and Ali Mazrui · See more »

Gwendolen M. Carter

Gwendolen Margaret Carter (1906–1991) was a Canadian-American political scientist.

African Studies Association and Gwendolen M. Carter · African studies and Gwendolen M. Carter · See more »

Howard University

Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is categorized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with higher research activity and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

African Studies Association and Howard University · African studies and Howard University · See more »

Ivor Wilks

Professor Emeritus Ivor G. Wilks (19 July 1928 – 7 October 2014), Starr FM.

African Studies Association and Ivor Wilks · African studies and Ivor Wilks · See more »

J. F. Ade Ajayi

Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi, commonly known as J. F. Ade Ajayi, (26 May 1929 – 9 August 2014) was a Nigerian historian and a member of the Ibadan school, a group of scholars interested in introducing African perspectives to African history and focusing on the internal historical forces that shaped African lives.

African Studies Association and J. F. Ade Ajayi · African studies and J. F. Ade Ajayi · See more »

Jan Vansina

Jan Vansina (14 September 1929 – 8 February 2017) was a Belgian historian and anthropologist regarded as an authority on the history of Central Africa.

African Studies Association and Jan Vansina · African studies and Jan Vansina · See more »

John Henrik Clarke

John Henrik Clarke (born John Henry Clark, January 1, 1915 – July 12, 1998), was an American historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Pan-African and Africana studies, and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s.

African Studies Association and John Henrik Clarke · African studies and John Henrik Clarke · See more »

Joseph Greenberg

Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.

African Studies Association and Joseph Greenberg · African studies and Joseph Greenberg · See more »

Melville J. Herskovits

Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped establish African and African-American studies in American academia.

African Studies Association and Melville J. Herskovits · African studies and Melville J. Herskovits · See more »

Roland Oliver

Roland Anthony Oliver FBA (30 March 1923 – 9 February 2014) was an Indian-born English academic and Emeritus Professor of African history at the University of London.

African Studies Association and Roland Oliver · African studies and Roland Oliver · See more »

Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey.

African Studies Association and Rutgers University · African studies and Rutgers University · See more »

Terence Ranger

Terence Osborn Ranger (29 November 1929 – 3 January 2015) was a prominent British Africanist, best known as a historian of Zimbabwe.

African Studies Association and Terence Ranger · African studies and Terence Ranger · See more »

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

African Studies Association and University of Michigan · African studies and University of Michigan · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

African Studies Association and African studies Comparison

African Studies Association has 90 relations, while African studies has 101. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 7.33% = 14 / (90 + 101).

References

This article shows the relationship between African Studies Association and African studies. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »