African studies
field of academic study of Africa, especially the continent's cultures and societies
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African studies
Summary
African studies is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #262 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- African studies's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
- African studies is a type of area studies[4].
- African studies's Commons category is recorded as African studies[5].
- African studies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:African studies[6].
- African studies's facet of is recorded as Africa[7].
- African studies's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought[8].
- African studies's Classification of Instructional Programs code is recorded as 05.0101[9].
- African studies's is the study of is recorded as Africa[10].
- African studies's practiced by is recorded as Africanist[11].
- African studies's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[12].
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Definition and Type
African studies's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. It is a type of area studies[4].
Why It Matters
African studies draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #262 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]