Alf Black

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Alf Black

Alf Schwarz (born May 22, 1935 in Biberach an der Riss , German Empire ; † August 3, 2015 in Natal , Brazil ) was a Canadian sociologist and Africa researcher , known for his work on social upheavals in post-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa .

Life

After studying at the Sorbonne (Paris) with Georges Gurvitch , Raymond Aron , Pierre Bourdieu , Roger Bastide , Claude Lévi-Strauss , Georges Balandier and a research assignment at the University of Dakar (today University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal), he began he started his academic career in 1963 as a research fellow at the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Lovanium University ( Kinshasa , RDC). When he was appointed professor of sociology, he moved to Laval University (Québec) in 1966 , where he set up one of the first programs for African studies in Canada . As one of the pioneers of African studies in Canada, he played a key role in founding the Canadian Association of African Studies / Association canadienne des études africaines. Between 1974 and 1982 he directed the Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines on behalf of this association of Canadian Africanists. In 1998, Professor Alf Schwarz left his UNESCO / Laval chair for sustainable development and took his leave after 33 years at the University of Laval.

Awards

Professor Alf Schwarz was an honorary doctorate from the University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN, Mossoró, Brazil) and an honorary member of the Fundação José Augusto (Natal, Brazil).

Books

  • 1989, L'industrie de la sécheresse - le développement régional au Nordeste brésilien, CRAD, Université Laval, Québec, 385 p.
  • 1989, Raison d'État / raison paysanne: essai sur le développement rural, Collection essais, Publications du Laboratoire de recherches sociologiques, Université Laval, 125 p.
  • 1986, Masse et individualité, in Jacques Zylberberg (ed.), La sociologie des masses, Klincksieck Méridiens, Paris
  • 1983, Les dupes de la modernization, Editions Nouvelle Optique, Montréal, 298 p.
  • 1982, Le tiers-monde et sa modernité de seconde main, FJA, Natal, 354 p.
  • 1980, Le développement inégal au Zaïre: approche psycho-sociologique, in VY Mudimbe (ed.), La dépendance de l'Afrique et les moyens d'y remédier, Berger-Levrault, Paris
  • 1979, Colonialistes, africanistes et Africains, Editions Nouvelle Optique, Montréal 120 p.
  • 1979, Les faux prophètes de l'Afrique ou l'afr (eu) canisme, Les Presses de l'Université Laval, Quebec, 244 p.
  • 1975, Autopsy d'une aliénation: la jeunesse amér Indienne du Nord canadien, in Elia Zureik et Robert M. Pike (eds.), Socialization and Values ​​in Canadien Society, Mc. Clelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1975, pp. 239-261

credentials

  1. ↑ Alf Schwarz. ( Memento of July 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Short obituary on gazetadooeste.com.br, August 16, 2015 (Portuguese). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ UERN lamenta morte do professor Alf Schwarz, Doutor Honoris Causa da instituição. In: UERN. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
  3. ^ Alf SCHWARZ - Site du département de sociologie. In: soc.ulaval.ca. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .
  4. ↑ L'industrie de la sécheresse: le développement rural dans le Nordeste du Brésil. In: experimental.worldcat.org. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .
  5. ^ Alf Schwarz: Le Tiers monde et sa modernité de seconde main. Fundação José Augusto, 1982 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  6. ↑ Alf Schwarz, Colonialistes, Africanistes et Africains. In: persee.fr. Retrieved January 10, 2015 (French).
  7. ^ Alf Schwarz: Les Faux prophètes de l'Afrique, ou, L'afr (eu) canisme. Presses de l'Université Laval, 1980, ISBN 978-2-763-76905-9 ( limited preview in Google book search).
personal data
SURNAME Black, Alf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian sociology, Africa researcher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Biberach an der Riss , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH 3rd August 2015
Place of death Natal , Brazil