Diversity is an important issue in higher education communication and media programs. This study shows how librarians can use audit data to assess and strive for diversity in their library's print monographic collections. This article explores aspects of diversity within two fields of study, communication and media, and discusses the results of a…

Traces the development of Afro-American history since Carter Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915. Reviews two books, BLACK HISTORY AND THE HISTORICAL PROFESSION (Meier and Elliott, 1986) and THE STATE OF AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE (Hine, 1986), stating that they illustrate the…

Presents a framework for developing principles to clarify the intellectual problems and materials that constitute the core concerns of Black Studies. Defines two key concepts: "systematicity" (transformation and historical periodism) and "thematicity" (duality and pre-generic quest-myth of freedom and literacy. (Author/KH)

Reviews the recent attempts of Black psychologists and social scientists to formulate a conceptual-operational framework for the study of psychological phenomena as they bear on the cultural-survival conditions of Black-African people. Outlines issues and problems in the attempt to define African (Black) psychology and discusses its relation to…

Delineates the essential features of Black psychology and discusses its relevance to such concerns as the Afro-American family, education, race relations, and history. (Author/GC)

Analyzes the writings and career of W.E.B. DuBois to reconstruct an historical exemplar for Black Studies. Emphasizes the diversity of the leader's thought and roles in relation to the various methodologies used in Black Studies. Argues that such "restoration" work is needed to facilitate further maturation of the discipline. (KH)

Discusses the use of citation analysis for ranking academic papers and its application in ranking black studies departments. The author presents results of a nationwide citation analysis--totaling 579 papers--of African American or black studies. Ranking results of black studies departments, universities, and black studies scholars are presented.…

When historians of the U.S. antebellum free black community examine attitudes toward emigration, they invariably focus on hostility to the American Colonization Society (ACS). However, while many free people were deeply disturbed by the efforts of the ACS to send them to Liberia, they were ready to consider settling on Haiti. In 1818, Prince…

This bibliography of bibliographies presents an annotated listing of source materials and provides an overview of recent progress in Afro-American studies and literature. Since selection aids currently available fall short of the mark in providing necessary evaluation for all new materials, appropriate journals and indexes are recommended for use…

Those operating from a class orientation tend to view Black women's studies as a secondary issue having economic roots, while Black nationalists and White feminists tend to denounce it as an obstacle to unity. Genuine efforts are needed to eradicate current misconceptions and develop Black women's studies as a discipline. (Author/GC)

Points out the decline in numbers of Black scholarly and professional journals; discusses the importance of existing publications to Black scholars and the Black community; and explores the problem of funding. Calls for Black professional journals to serve as a vehicle of instruction, information, and social direction. (GC)

Reviews the development of Black studies programs in colleges and universities during the 1960s, discusses academic and administrative problems that such programs faced, and proposes a core curriculum that will prepare Black students for graduate study and post-college employment. (GC)

This paper focuses on the production of Master's theses at Howard University, Department of Romance Languages, over 60 years on the African diaspora, specifically on Black studies and themes in French and Spanish literature from 1930-1960. Howard University was the first of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to offer graduate…

Black Studies is increasingly being shaped and defined for Blacks rather than by Blacks. Black Studies scholars must adopt a position apart from, outside, or in critique of the established paradigm of Eurocentric scholarship, and operate within an Afrocentric historical paradigm. (BJV)

Cudjoe discusses the major movements of Afro-American literature, its particularity, and its universality. He depicts the manner in which Afro-American experiences shape the literary forms, while describing the perspective and methodology which underlie his teaching of Afro-American literature. (Author/SK)