Catalogue 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Africana Studies Program
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Director: Quincy T. Mills;
Steering Committee: Tagreed Al-Haddad (Africana Studies), Colette Cann (Education), Patricia-Pia Célérier (French and Francophone Studies), Diane Harriford (Sociology), Candice M. Lowe Swift (Anthropology), Zachariah Cherian Mampilly (Political Science), Mia Maskb (Film), Annie Menzel (Political Science), Mootacem Mhiri (Africana Studies), Quincy T. Mills (History), Samson Okoth Opondoa (Political Science), Tyrone Simpson, IIa (English);
Participating Faculty: Carlos Alamo (Sociology), Lisa Gail Collins (Art)a, Eve Dunbar (English), Luke C. Harrisa (Political Science), Kiese Laymona (English), Eileen Leonardb (Sociology), Erin McCloskey (Education), Lisa Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Hiram Perezb (English), Eva Woods (Hispanic Studies).
a On leave 2017/18, first semester
b On leave 2017/18, second semester
Founded in 1969 out of student protest and political upheaval, the Africana Studies Program continues its commitment to social change and the examination and creation of new knowledge. The Africana Studies Program brings together scholars and scholarship from many fields of study and draws on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to explore the cultures, histories, institutions, and societies of African and African-descended people. Program strengths include: education and activism; literature; feminism; political thought; Arabic language and culture; critical race theory; queer studies; prison studies; visual culture; creative writing; social, cultural, and political movements; and popular culture.
Advisers: Program director and program faculty.
Major
Correlate Sequences in Africana Studies
The Africana Studies Program offers three correlate sequences.
Africana Studies: I. Introductory
Africana Studies: II. Intermediate
Africana Studies: III. Advanced
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