Save the Date: Fierce as Death & Bent Like a Question Mark
Join us on Tuesday, October 18th for this two-part event sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Endowment! 5:00 PM: “Fierce as Death: Agadelkha and Jewlia Eisenberg in Memoriam”: Lecture delivered by Jeremiah Lockwood This lecture explores the queer erotics of “Agadelkha,” a piyut by ibn Ezra and part of a larger project called “queer piyutim” pioneered by […]
Major Paper Presentation by MA Student Joanne Charles Lafortune
Congratulations to AFAM Studies MA candidate, Joanne Charles Lafortune who successfully presented a major paper entitled ” Debunking the Myth: The Boukman Prayer in Proper Context” to AFAM Studies faculty on May 12th, 2022 at 3 PM. This presentation satisfies a requirement for the MA degree in African American Studies. Joanne Charles Lafortune & Dr. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Live Stream for Dr. Brigitte Fielder at 5 PM ET | Early Black Futures : Old Technology, Hopeful Speculation, and Childhood Dreams | HTC
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Tomorrow Night! “Early Black Futures” Lecture with Dr. Brigitte Fielder
Early Black Futures: Old Technology, Hopeful Speculation, and Childhood Dreams Brigitte Fielder, University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday, March 24 at 5 pm ET Open to the BU Community & Live Streamed to the General Public In-person Location: Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, FLR 104. Registration required; register here. Both Black literary and emancipation efforts contributed […]
Cinema & Media Studies Program Presents Screening Black Futures: A Conversation on Black Cinema Beyond Its Histories
Black Futures Film Series Brown Girl Begins (dir. Sharon Lewis) Wednesday 3/16, 6pm in COM B05 Destination Planet Negro (dir. Kevin Willmott) Wednesday 2/23, 6pm in COM B05 See You Yesterday (dir. Stefon Bristol) Available on Netflix The Cinema & Media Studies program, along with the Department of English and African American Studies […]