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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > classical Africa > diopian historiography
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > tertiary education > higher education > postsecondary education > black studies > classical Africa > diopian historiography
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > subjects of study > social science education > civic education > ethnic studies > black studies > classical Africa > diopian historiography

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diopian historiography  

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  • Diopian historiography is the name assigned to the revolutionary turn in the writing of African history introduced by the late Senegalese scholar, Cheikh Anta Diop. Diop was born in 1923 in Caytu (near Diourbel) in Senegal, and he spent considerable time learning from the learned men of the Mourides order of Islam. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Diopian Historiography]

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