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Just/Us: An autoethnographic exploration of Afropean educational spaces

Jeng, Serian
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5230-961X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1684912410618505

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
The lived experiences of African immigrants in the Nordics are rich and complex, but the literature available on this population is lacking. To counter the deficit thinking and oppressive literature available on Africans in Norway, this paper is created to uplift the African community by highlighting the important work of the first Pan-African youth organization in Norway Afrikan Youth in Norway (AYIN), our elders in the community, and other Africans in Norway while telling the stories through a critical lens. I used Africana Critical Theory to look at the growth, education, and identity formation of us, outside of the Eurocentric lens. This is drawn from critical thought and philosophical traditions rooted in the realities of continental and diasporan African history, culture, and struggles. This exploration includes interviews with former AYIN members, focusing on their experiences growing up and the influence the youth organization had and still has in their lives. This inquiry is a celebration of us, the population in Norway that have over generations worked towards going beyond tolerance by the Norwegian society, towards inclusion and acceptance.
Lisa Weems (Committee Chair)
Brian Schultz (Committee Member)
Joel Malin (Committee Member)
Denise Baszile (Committee Member)
136 p.
African Studies; Black History; Black Studies; Curricula; Education; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education; Pedagogy; Scandinavian Studies
Afropean, Norway, Afrikan Youth in Norway, Afrocentricity, Europe, Nordics, hybrid diaspora, autoethnography

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  • Jeng, S. (2023). Just/Us: An autoethnographic exploration of Afropean educational spaces [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1684912410618505

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jeng, Serian. Just/Us: An autoethnographic exploration of Afropean educational spaces. 2023. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1684912410618505.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jeng, Serian. "Just/Us: An autoethnographic exploration of Afropean educational spaces." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1684912410618505

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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