Karanja Keita Carroll, PhD
Karanja Keita Carroll, Ph.D. is currently an associate professor of Africana Studies at Tennessee State University. He has previously taught within the CUNY and SUNY educational systems. His teaching and research interests revolve around African-centered theory & methodology, with an emphasis on social and psychological theory. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Pan African Studies, Western Journal of Black Studies, Journal of the International Society of Teacher Education, Critical Sociology and Race, Gender & Class; he also has articles and chapters in numerous edited volumes. Dr. Carroll is an African-centered social theorist who is thoroughly committed to the African-centered imperative, one that is grounded in the creation and utilization of culturally-specific frameworks in order to understand and create solutions for humanity.
Contact
201B Elliot Hall, (615) 963-XXXX, kcarro13@tnstate.edu
Education
PhD, African American Studies, Temple University
Courses Taught
AFAS 2010 - Intro to Africana Studies, AFAS 3000 - Africana Male, AFAS 3100 - Psychological Impact of Colonization and Enslavement, AFAS 3620 - The African American Family
Research Interests
African-centered theory and methodology, African-centered psychological theory, h istorical development of Africana Studies
Selected Publications and Appearances
Carroll, K. K. “From Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory to the African Worldview: Implications for Africana Studies.” In A College Introduction to African-centered Theory: Selected Readings in Africana Studies, (Ed. Sekhmet Em Kht Maat): 51-57. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2021.
Carroll, K. K. “Cheikh Anta Diop’s ‘Two Cradle Theory’, Racism and the Cultural Realities of African Descended People in America.” In Whispering Out Loud: Voices of Africana. (Ed. Michael Tillotson). Trenton: Africa World Press, 2018.
Carroll, K. K.“An Introduction to African-Centered Sociology: Worldview, Methodology and Social Theory,” Critical Sociology 40.2 (2014): 257-270.
Carroll, K. K. “African-centered Psychology, Education and the Liberation of African Minds: Notes on the Psycho-Cultural Justification for Reparations.” Race, Gender & Class 18.1-2 (2011): 52-72. (co-authored with DeReef F. Jamison)
Carroll, K. K. “Africana Studies and Research Methodology: Revisiting the Centrality of the Afrikan Worldview in Africana Studies Research and Scholarship,” Journal of Pan African Studies, 2.2 (2008): 4-27.