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Discourse on African American/Black Identity: engaging the expanded nigrescence theory with a diasporic consciousness

This manuscript theoretically explores the application of a stretched expanded nigrescence theory (NT-E) by making notions of consciousness explicit, thereby building on the research involving first generation U.S.-born Africans (FGAs). In taking this approach, a theoretical framework of a diasporic...

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Autor principal: De Walt, Patrick S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing AG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3674339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-233
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Sumario:This manuscript theoretically explores the application of a stretched expanded nigrescence theory (NT-E) by making notions of consciousness explicit, thereby building on the research involving first generation U.S.-born Africans (FGAs). In taking this approach, a theoretical framework of a diasporic consciousness emerged an alternative for exploring the identity development of Africana people. To facilitate this process, a shift from conceiving identity along the lines of race and ethnicity was begun towards a conception that is solely culturally based on eight identified factors.