{"product_id":"transdisciplinary-methods-tasr-reframing-research-in-black-and-africana-studies","title":"Transdisciplinary Methods (TASR): Reframing Research in Black and Africana Studies","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eTransdisciplinary Methods (TASR): Reframing Research in Black and Africana Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e provides a foundational guide for scholars seeking to conduct rigorous research that reflects the intellectual traditions, cultural knowledge systems, and methodological innovation at the heart of Africana Studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAuthored by distinguished economist and Africana Studies scholar Dr. James B. Stewart, the volume articulates a structured framework for what he defines as Transdisciplinary Africana Studies Research (TASR), an approach that moves beyond rigid disciplinary boundaries to synthesize insights from the social sciences, humanities, historical analysis, and cultural knowledge systems. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eStewart demonstrates that traditional disciplinary frameworks alone are insufficient for interpreting the complex historical and contemporary experiences of people of African descent. Instead, TASR integrates multiple modes of inquiry, enabling researchers to generate more coherent interpretations of Black historical trajectories, cultural production, political economy, and social dynamics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe book introduces several distinctive analytical constructs including research frames such as Cultural Knowledge Excavation, Liberatory Concept Generation, Sankofan Historiography, and Cultural Continuity analysis, all of which provide scholars with concrete strategies for designing research projects grounded in Africana Studies epistemology. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eDrawing on intellectual traditions shaped by figures such as W.E.B. 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