Africana Studies is the study, research, interpretation, and the dissemination of knowledge concerning African American, African, and Caribbean affairs and culture. Using the tools of the social sciences and humanities, Africana studies examines the structure, organization, problems, and perspectives of Blacks in Africa and the African Diaspora. Africana Studies also stresses analytical interpretations and policy prescriptions for social change in African American communities and various African and Caribbean nations. The term "Africana" incorporates the three-tier interdisciplinary thrust of the department--African, African American, and Caribbean social sciences and humanities. People of African origin outside the African continent are primarily located in North America (United States and Canada), the Caribbean, South America, and Europe.
