Afrocentric Visions

In this timely 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.

Afrocentricityùthe placement of African values and ideals at the center of the discussion surrounding African culture, discourse, and behaviorùis an important framework that has emerged over the past decade. In this timely volume, editor Janice D. Hamlet has chosen essays that illuminate various aspects of African American culture, refracted through the lens of Afrocentric thought. In Part I, the basics of Afrocentric ideology and methodology are examined. Part II focuses on Afrocentric approaches to the dynamics of communication. The Afrocentric influence on the black aesthetic is covered in Part III, with an examination of language, literature, oral tradition, movies, and television. Part IV provides a glimpse into the future of Afrocentric visions.

Foreword - Molefi Kete Asante
PART ONE: THE AFROCENTRIC PERSPECTIVE: IDEOLOGY AND METHOD
The Deep Structure of Culture - Linda James Myers
Relevance of Traditional African Culture in Contemporary Life
A Philosophical Basis for an Afrocentric Orientation - Norman Harris
Afrocentrism and the Afrocentric Method - Terry Kershaw
PART TWO: AFROCENTRIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL, GROUP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS
Afrocentric Cultural Consciousness and African American Male-Female Relationships - Yvonne Bell, Cathy Bouie and Joseph Baldwin
Rethinking Organizations from an Afrocentric Viewpoint - Jerome Schiele
Understanding African American Oratory - Janice D Hamlet
Manifestations of Nommo
Culture, Communication and Afrocentrism - John W Smith
Some Rhetorical Implications of a New World Order
PART THREE: AFROCENTRICITY AND THE BLACK AESTHETIC
The African-American Legacy in American Literature - Abu Abarry
The Way We Do - Gale Jackson
A Preliminary Investigation of the African Roots of African American Performance
Afrocentric Heroes in Theatre - Barbara J Molette and Carlton W Molette
Representing African American Women in Hollywood Movies - Patricia Hilliard-Nunn
An African-Conscious Analysis
African Americans in Television - Alice A Tait and Robert L Perry
An Afrocentric Analysis
PART FOUR: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE AFROCENTRIC PERSPECTIVE
The Functional Implications of Afrocentrism - Victor O Okafor
Communication and Development - Peter O Nwoso, Donald S Taylor and Cecil A Blake
Imperatives for an Afrocentric Methodology
Afrocentricity - Na′im Akbar
The Challenge of Implementation