Register Now: Two Events with Artist in Residency Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a 2017 TED Global Fellow, an inaugural recipient of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, and an honoree of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship. Bamuthi’s opera libretto, We Shall Not Be Moved, was named one of 2017’s “Best Classical Music Performances” by The New York Times. His evening-length work created in […]
Tuesday, Nov. 8: American Studies for the Future Lecture Series
American Studies for the Future Lecture Series: Andrew Robichaud and Walter Johnson Tuesday, November 8th at 2:00 & 5:00 PM 2:00 PM: Seminar with Andrew Robichaud (BU History) and Walter Johnson (Harvard University), responding. 5:00 PM: Public talk with Walter Johnson. These events will be held in-person and on Zoom. Presented by the American & New England Studies […]
Upcoming Event: Rebecca Fisseha Book Signing & Discussion
Come out to see Rebecca Fisseha, an Ethiopian-Canadian writer, for a signing and discussion of her novel Daughters of Silence on October 28th at 6:00 PM. Location: Boston University College of General Studies, 871 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Register on Eventbrite. About the Author Rebecca Fisseha is an Ethiopian-Canadian writer. Her first novel is […]
Upcoming Event: Pepin Lecture Series with Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie
Pepin Lecture Series : Getting Something to Eat in Jackson | Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr. Thursday, October 13th at 6-7 PM ET Location: 685 – 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 211 Boston, MA 02215 Join online via Zoom Sponsored by: Gastronomy & Food Studies Program Register on Eventbrite About the Speaker Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. is associate professor of sociology […]
Upcoming Event: African American Art History: Present Coordinates
Symposium: African American Art History: Present Coordinates Dates: Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th, 2022 Location: All programming will be in-person on the Charles River Campus, Boston University For more information visit here Boston University’s Department of the History of Art & Architecture is pleased to present African American Art History: Present Coordinates, a […]
Upcoming Event: The Filipino Subjunctive
Wednesday, September 28th | 2:30-4:00 PM The Filipino Subjunctive: History & Nation in a Provisional Mood A Talk with Dr. Adrian De Leon Location: School of Theology, Room B19, 745 Commonwealth Avenue Adrian De Leon is a historian and poet in Los Angeles, where he is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the […]
Upcoming Event Series: American Studies for the Future
American Studies for the Future Presented by the American & New England Studies Program Co-sponsored by BU Center for the Humanities, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Associate Dean of Faculty/Humanities, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, African American Studies, Department of English, Department of History November 8, 2022 2:00 PM: Seminar with Andrew Robichaud (BU History) […]
Upcoming Event: Black2BU Student & Alumni Reception
Join us Friday, September 30th at 4-6 PM for the second-annual Black2BU event! Come mingle with current students & alumni and enjoy Nigerian food. We will have live performances of Caribbean music by Baba Ngida Band led by Professor Michael Birenbaum Quintero and Dzidzor. Dzidzor (Jee-Jaw) is Ga-Ewe folklore performing artist, community archivist, and curator. […]
You are Cordially Invited to our Freshmen Welcome Event
The African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program is happy to announce the Freshmen Welcome Event on September 16th 2022 from 5 PM – 7 PM at 138 Mountfort Street Brookline, MA 02446. All are welcome for this fun filled event where you can network with students and professors and enjoy West African and […]
Save the Date | Arts & Social Justice Panel & Blackbird, Fly
Arts & Social Justice Panel Thursday, November 17, 2022, | 6:30 PM | Location TBA| (Register Here) Join Bamuthi and local activist artists Dzidzor for a conversation on arts and social justice moderated by André de Quadros. Dzidzor (Jee-Jaw) is African folklore, performing artist, author, and entrepreneur. Didzor’s style of call and response has re-imagined poetry […]