Stories of the 'dark' continent
Crude constructions, diasporic identity, and international aid to Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2355477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale (0000-0002-7455-1695, University of Ibadan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-118 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0268580915571796 |
| OpenAlex | W2075339760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
Africa's emergence into the geography of the known world has not been without controversies and the contradictions of crudity and underdevelopment in spite of the continent's rich history as well as its natural and human resources. The crude conceptions of black Africa (as opposed to North Africa) are appositely captured in the literature and records of early Greek and Roman superpowers, European medieval explorers and Crusaders, Arab travelers and conquerors, and colonial anthropologists, archeologists, and historians. The 'stories' of Africa in modern times have remained that of despair and underdevelopment leading to emigration and the deployment of international aid. This review essay captures the reality and context of crude constructions of Africa by non-Africans and Africans; migrants' appeal to religious identity in an attempt to relive and reconstruct their 'Africanness' for the purpose of survival; and Japanese aid to Africa
Aesthetics · Appeal · Archaeology · Colonialism · Diaspora · Emigration · Ethnology · Political science · Sociology · Underdevelopment · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · International Development and Aid · Law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |