African Studies
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). A specialist in African studies is often referred to as an "Africanist". A key focus of the discipline is to interrogate epistemological approaches, theories and methods in traditional disciplines using a critical lens that inserts African-centred ways of knowing and references.
For Africanists, also known as communitarians, problems within Africa are thought to be caused because the real flesh-and-blood communities that comprise Africa are marginalized from public life as so many "tribes". Therefore, the solution is understood to be the need to defend culture and put Africa's age-old communities at the center of African politics. It is also argued that there is a need to "deexoticize" Africa and banalise it, rather than understand Africa as exceptionalized and exoticized.
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Matching African Studies Colleges
Ohio University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $22,810 average out-state tuition; $12,840 average in-state tuition |
Brown University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $60,944 average out-state tuition; $60,944 average in-state tuition |
Bowdoin College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $57,776 average out-state tuition; $57,776 average in-state tuition |
Lincoln University
Four or more years; Public; $13,732 average out-state tuition; $8,228 average in-state tuition |
Davidson College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $54,460 average out-state tuition; $54,460 average in-state tuition |
University of Chicago
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $59,256 average out-state tuition; $59,256 average in-state tuition |
Barnard College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $57,734 average out-state tuition; $57,734 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for African Studies Majors
Rapoport Service ScholarshipUniversity of Texas, Austin, College of Liberal Arts |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline February 01, 2024 |
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U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) FellowshipU.S. Department of Education |
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award Up to $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Frazier Thompson Merit ScholarshipUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $15,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Humanities Scholars Program - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County |
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award Up to $22,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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CU Boulder Arts & Humanities Achievement ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $4,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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CU Boulder Arts & Humanities Gold ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $3,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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Jerrold Seigel Fellowship in Intellectual and Cultural HistoryNew York University |
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award $3,000 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
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Wollitzer Merit Scholarship for Area or Competitive StudiesCouncil on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Sven Peterson Memorial Scholarship - UCSDUniversity of California, San Diego |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Arts and Science Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - Oakland UniversityOakland University |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
African Studies Related Majors
- Women's Studies
- African-American/Black Studies
- French Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- Latin American Studies
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- East Asian Studies
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- German Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- Gay/Lesbian Studies
- Spanish and Iberian Studies
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- Area Studies
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