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Africanist

[ af-ri-kuh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who specializes in and studies the cultures or languages of Africa.


Africanist

/ ˈæfrɪkənɪst /

noun

  1. a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Africanist1

First recorded in 1890–95; African + -ist
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Example Sentences

Two political parties - the African Transformation Movement and the Pan Africanist Congress - are calling for the expropriation of Mr Stoman’s farm following the incident.

From BBC

“In many Africanist and other worldviews,” she said, “the past, present and future exist together and communicate with one another. That colors a lot of my work.”

“Having this Africanist, Afro-diasporic training, but also being who I am, being this white girl — and not in a demeaning way, but just understanding what that is — what do I do with this information?” she said.

An early supporter of her choreography, Anderson admires how open she is; how her work is inspired by Africanist forms but doesn’t appropriate them.

This also matches my interpretation of a lot of Africanist practices, where, during initiations, you are on your own individual search.

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