Upcoming Book: “Model Minority Masochism” by Dr. Takeo Rivera
African American Studies Affiliated Faculty member Dr. Takeo Rivera is publishing Model Minority Masochism: Performing the Cultural Politics of Asian American Masculinity (Oxford University Press, forthcoming, estimated April 2022). The book is currently available for preorder. About the Author Takeo Rivera is Assistant Professor of English at Boston University. He is also a playwright whose work […]
Tomorrow Night! Dr. Chude-Sokei to Deliver 2021 University Lecture
Following a postponement, the 2021 University Lecture has been rescheduled to March 23, 2022. Beneath and Beyond Human: Race and Technology Between Singularities Presented by Louis Chude-Sokei, Professor of English; George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American Studies; Director, African American Studies Program Register for the lecture here. About Dr. Chude-Sokei Louis Chude-Sokei is a […]
Featured Faculty: Dr. Saida Grundy
Saida Grundy is a feminist sociologist of race & ethnicity and Assistant Professor of Sociology, African-American Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Her research to date has focused upon formations and ideologies of gender and racialization within the Black middle class — specifically men. Her upcoming book, Respectable: Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man, expands […]
Register for Race, Prison, Justice Arts Initiative | Directed by Judy Braha and André de Quadros
Explore the intersection of social justice and the arts with this free 4-session interdisciplinary arts collaboration directed by Judy Braha and André de Quadros from the College of Fine Arts. Designed to highlight the relationship between race and mass incarceration, this program will feature currently and formerly incarcerated artists. Participants will dive into […]
Faculty News: Dr. Ianna Hawkins Owen to speak at Diasporic Solidarities Conference
Diasporic Solidarities: Islands, Intimacies, and Imagining Otherwise Hosted by the McMaster University Deptartment of English & Cultural Studies, this conference will feature a plenary panel of speakers, as well as several research panel presentations. AFAM Studies faculty Dr. Ianna Hawkins Owen is a featured plenary speaker. The plenary session will be free and open to […]
BU Law BHM | “Enhancing the Legitimacy of Courts in a Pluralistic Society” | Honorable Bernice B. Donald
“Enhancing the Legitimacy of Courts in a Pluralistic Society” Lecture by the Honorable Bernice B. Donald, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Tuesday, February 22 at 12:45pm ET Open to the BU community, in-person only THE HONORABLE BERNICE B. DONALD was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for […]
BU Conversations in the Arts & Ideas presents “An Evening with Bill T. Jones.”
The renowned choreographer, director, and dancer Bill T. Jones joins Professor Louis Chude-Sokei for a public conversation about his life and work. Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m., Tsai Performance Center. Doors Open: 6:30pm. Admission is free; a reservation is required. This event is sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, Kilachand Honors […]
Beneath and Beyond Human: Race and Technology Between Singularities Rescheduled 2021 University Lecture
Last fall, as you may remember, an unforeseen circumstance required us to postpone the 2021 University Lecture to the spring 2022 semester. We are now delighted to re-extend this invitation to all members of our community: Beneath and Beyond Human: Race and Technology Between Singularities Louis Chude-Sokei Professor of English; George and Joyce Wein Chair […]
Carnegie Hall Afrofuturism Festival 2022
Afrofuturism Festival at Carnegie Hall Take a journey to the world of Afrofuturism—an ever-expansive aesthetic and practice—where music, visual arts, science fiction, and technology intersect to imagine alternate realities and a liberated future viewed through the lens of Black cultures. Immerse yourself in Afrofuturism, Carnegie Hall’s 2022 citywide festival. Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei, Director of the African […]
Initiative on Cities RFP Faculty Early Stage Urban Research Awards
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce its Spring 2022 Request for Proposals for our Early Stage Urban Research Awards. These seed grants support research addressing urban challenges and urban populations in the U.S. and abroad. This year, they are particularly interested in proposals related to: mental health and addiction, the Global South, small cities […]