Revolutionary Identities
New Afrikans and Name Choices in the Black Power Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4271980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Onaci (0009-0007-4697-984X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 67-89 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Souls (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-9949 • E-ISSN: 1548-3843 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10999949.2015.998584 |
| OpenAlex | W1586218656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article explores name choices during a moment when many African Americans advocated a spiritual return to Africa, partially through nomenclature. It is especially concerned with how activists in the Republic of New Afrika framed their decisions about names. As part of an effort to gain political independence from the United States, name selection constituted the most basic form of individual self-determination. However, by framing this personal choice within the context of building a new society, community-centered thinking gave more meaning to their mundane personal decisions. In turn, personal decisions impacted how various individuals understood the broader ideology
Epistemology · Ideology · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |