My BRAIN RAIN Books series has found more support from American members of the ASA -both black and white - than from African scholars in the Diaspora. The post-docs from African universities must be built on book-based knowledge. Internet access is a Kilimanjaro to climb.
The African Diaspora should continue to be supported AFRICA WORLD PRESS - with the proviso that there is distribution to and easy access by African universities.
Your notion of ''equality" in relations must confront what the late Palestinian scholar called the view that African scholars are ''native informers'' while developing theory out of such data belongs to the so-called North (excluding blacks in that North). That confronting must not focus on blaming and begging for partnership, but be vigorously promoted by invoking and celebrating achievements by that galaxy of Dike, Ogot, Ajayi, Ki-Zerbo, Cheik Anta Diop, Billy Dudley, Nnoli, etc. who worked hard and diligently to assert their calibre and serve African nationalism and dignity.
From: Tade Akin Aina <tadeakinaina@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Tade Aina on Higher Education in Africa"
Thank you Prof. Jegede. You have raised the question that some African universities are already raising in terms of partnerships and collaborations. But there is an asymmetry in the power relations in that most engagements start from the North. African Diaspora academics do a lot already at the informal level and even use their own resources to contribute to African universities on the continent. What is needed now is a more potent set of collective efforts through professional, disciplinary and regional bodies such as ACLS, SSRC and ASA. A lot of organizing is beginning to happen among some African universities particularly those that fall into the category of the older flagship universities. We need more organizing and structured responses from the North American Diaspora side. So, I think we need simultaneous momentum on both sides particularly in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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