In person/Webinar: Model Minority Masochism Book Launch & Discussion
Model Minority Masochism: Book Launch & Discussion by Takeo Rivera in Conversation with Carrie Preston Dr. Takeo Rivera is an Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Drama within the Department of English at Boston University. Dr. Rivera is a specialist in performance studies with a focus on race, sexuality, and gender in U.S. American cultural […]
Don’t Miss! Dr. Saida Grundy’s Book Launch on April 21st
Date correction: The event will be held tomorrow, April 21st, at 6:30pm ET. A previous announcement stated the date as April 24th. The African American Studies Program is happy to celebrate with the Howard Thurman Center the book launch of Dr. Saida Grundy. The event will take place on Thursday, April 21st at 6:30 pm. […]
In Two Weeks! Book Launch & Discussion with Dr. Takeo Rivera
Model Minority Masochism: Book Launch & Discussion by Takeo Rivera in Conversation with Carrie Preston Tuesday, April 26th at 6 pm Location: African American Studies Program, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Dr. Takeo Rivera is an Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Drama within the Department of English at Boston University. Dr. Rivera is a specialist in performance studies […]
Upcoming Event: American Studies for the Future with Dr. André de Quadros
Presented by the American & New England Studies Program The Exilic Condition in America: A Personal Encounter with Power, Asymmetry, and Border Crossings. Keynote Address by André de Quadros, Professor of Music at Boston University Date & Time: April 21 at 4:00 PM Location: CAS, Room 132, 725 Commonwealth Avenue This event will be held […]
Watch Online: 2021 University Lecture by Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, African American Studies Program Director Louis Chude-Sokei delivered the 2021 University Lecture titled Beneath and Beyond Human: Race and Technology Between Singularities. The lecture is now available to watch online. Established in 1950, the annual lecture provides an opportunity to highlight the work of a distinguished scholar and engage both […]
Dr. Cynthia Becker Promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Professor Cynthia Becker, an affiliated faculty member of BU African American Studies, on her promotion to full professor! Cynthia Becker (BA, University of New Orleans; MA, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of African art history in the History of Art & Architecture Department at Boston University. Her latest book, Blackness in Morocco: Gnawa […]
Upcoming Event: LGBTQIA+ Scholars Series feat. Professor André de Quadros
BU LGBTQIA+ Scholar Series: The Caged Bird Sings: Welcoming Identities Through Music-Making Friday, April 8 at 12-1 pm ET This Friday’s BU’s LGBTQIA+ Scholars Series will feature Professor André de Quadros, Professor of Music, Music Education and affiliate faculty in African American Studies, African Studies Center, American & New England Studies Program, Center for Antiracist […]
“Whose Streets? Our Streets!” Exhibit Opens Today at the HTC
“Whose Streets? Our Streets!”: New York City, 1980-2000 Featuring work by thirty-seven independent photojournalists, this new art exhibition captures ordinary New Yorkers as they rallied, rioted, marched, and demonstrated. These stunning images document historic moments of violent confrontation such as the Tompkins Square Park and Crown Heights Riots and as well as organized protests involving non-violent civil […]
Upcoming Book: “Respectable” by Dr. Saida Grundy
African American Studies Faculty member Dr. Saida Grundy is publishing Respectable: Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man (University of California Press, forthcoming, May 2022). The book is currently available for preorder. About the author Saida Grundy is a feminist sociologist of race and Assistant Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies […]
Upcoming Event: “American Studies for the Future” Event Series with Dr. André de Quadros
Presented by the American & New England Studies Program April 21 at 4:00 PM; CAS Building, Room 132, 725 Commonwealth Avenue Keynote Address by André de Quadros (BU Prof. of Music) “The Exilic Condition in America: A Personal Encounter with Power, Asymmetry, and Border Crossings” Registration information will be posted soon on AMNESP’s website. Open to […]