African and African-American Studies: Recent submissions
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Migration Stories: Abrahamic Religions
(Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas, 2016) -
Migration Stories: What Are the Different Branches and Schools of Islam?
(Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas, 2016) -
Migration Stories: What About Sharia Law?
(Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas, 2016) -
Migration Stories: How Can Non-Muslims Learn About Islam?
(Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas, 2016) -
Migration Stories: Introduction and What Is Important to Know About Islam?
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The State and Natural Resource Exploitation: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and Botswana
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)This thesis compares the role of the ruling elite in national-resource exploitation and revenue distribution in Nigeria and Botswana. It explores the ways indigenous hierarchical (political) structures of the ruling elite ... -
Athens of the West: African American Associational Life in Lawrence, Kansas, 1861-1948
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)This study highlights the various organizations and strategies used by African Americans in a small semi-rural town to resist the institutionalized racism faced in their daily lives. The work argues that the "Free State" ... -
African Athena: Discussions Surrounding Martin Bernal's Black Athena
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)This thesis will explore the various ways in which Martin Bernal's peers received the first two volumes of his four-volume series, Black Athena. In Black Athena, Bernal questions the extent to which 19th-century and ... -
Racial Stressors and the Black College Experience at Predominately White Institutions
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)African American students attending predominately white institutions (PWIs) face a different climate than their white counterparts. This is due to their unique experiences shaped by the multifaceted issues of racism that ... -
Institutional Control of the Armed Forces in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)This study examines civil-military relations in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. It aims to determine the challenges of institutionalizing civilian control over the armed forces in the country and the consequences of failure for ... -
“The Sun Do Move” Lloyd Gaines and Lucile Bluford—Interconnected Histories of the NAACP’s Campaign for Educational Equality
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This thesis develops the two, interconnected narratives of two African Americans, Lloyd Lionel Gaines and Lucile Harris Bluford. Specifically, the work explores the two plaintiffs’ attempts for admission to the University ... -
Plays, Possession, and Rock-and-Roll: Political Theatre in Africa
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No Readership for Peace? American News Media Coverage of Transitional Justice in South Africa and Sierra Leone
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)This thesis examines how the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Los Angeles Times covered and represented the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Special ... -
LAND REFORM IN NAMIBIA: AN ANALYSIS OF MEDIA COVERAGE
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)The highly inequitable land ownership that resulted from nearly a century of colonization is an important socio-economic issue that must be overcome in order to ensure Namibia's long-term stability and success. The media ... -
An Existential Reflection on Suffering in James Baldwin's Just Above My Head and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)By examining the suffering and by extension the trauma that are experienced in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970), and James Baldwin's Just Above My Head (1979) I propose the question raised by DuBois nearly a century ... -
Where Is Jill Scott?: The Significance of Cultural Mulattoes on Disrupting Class Identity Archetypes
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)The purpose of this work is to demonstrate the occurrence and fluidity of cross-cultural exchanges exhibited through cultural mulattoes. Jill Scott serves as a working example of cultural mulatto characteristics, a person ... -
The "Social Lives" of Tuareg Bracelets and Tent Posts in the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the "social lives" of Tuareg bracelets and tent posts in the collection of the Spencer Museum of Art. My goal is to examine each phase in the "social lives" of these objects from ... -
Revisiting Arabic diglossic switching in light of the MLF and its sub-models: The 4-M Model and the Abstract Level Model
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-05-12)The goal of this paper is twofold. First, I wish to discuss two sets of problematic cases that arose when I applied Myers-Scotton's (1993) Matrix Language Frame model of codeswitching to Arabic diglossic switching ... -
Belizean Racial Project: A PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION OF A BLACK RACIAL PROJECT
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)This preliminary Belizean racial project connects how Black identity was used as a political platform through a Pan-African framework to overthrow colonialism and neo-colonial aspects of what developed into a contemporary ... -
People and Forests: a case study from Benin, West Africa
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this work is to demonstrate how sacred forests in Benin, West Africa, contribute to forest conservation. Local use of natural resources is well-practiced in maintaining wooded space; the same use of those ...