Africanists
Experts on Africa
Africanists are scholars who specialize in the study of African history, cultures, languages, or politics.
The term encompasses academics across disciplines—anthropologists, historians, linguists—whose work focuses on the African continent: The conference brought together Africanists from universities worldwide.
In some contexts, Africanist describes advocates of African cultural identity or pan-African political movements.
Experts in a field
- researchersThose who study systematically
- historiansScholars of the past
- anthropologistsScholars of human cultures
- linguistsScholars of language structure
ethnographers · professors · specialists · academics · dissertation · fieldwork · journals · conferences
Those who venture unfamiliar lands
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- ethnologistsScholars of human cultures
- orientalistsScholars of Eastern societies
imperialists · cartographers · expeditions · travelogues · conquest · partition · Berlin Conference · scramble
Unity among allies
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- liberationRelease from constraint
- anti-apartheidOpposing racial segregation policy
- advocacyPleading for a cause
reparations · repatriation · decolonize · Du Bois · consciousness · heritage · empowerment · cultural pride
scholars
Experts in a field
- researchersThose who study systematically
- historiansScholars of the past
- anthropologistsScholars of human cultures
linguists · ethnographers · professors · specialists · academics · dissertation · fieldwork · journals · conferences · publications
explorers
Those who venture unfamiliar lands
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- ethnologistsScholars of human cultures
orientalists · imperialists · cartographers · expeditions · travelogues · conquest · partition · Berlin Conference · scramble · classification
solidarity
Unity among allies
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- liberationRelease from constraint
- anti-apartheidOpposing racial segregation policy
advocacy · reparations · repatriation · decolonize · Du Bois · consciousness · heritage · empowerment · cultural pride · resistance