Dr. Chude-Sokei’s lecture at Carnegie Melon University
African American Studies Program Director and Professor Louis Chude-Sokei presented a lecture on Race, Colonialism, Technology and Artificial Intelligence at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute last week.
Dr. Saida Grundy’s article in the Atlantic
Dr. Saida Grundy has written an article for The Atlantic exploring the impact of the Colin Kaepernick/Nike ad partnership. See excerpt and link below: …In offering himself as a campaign spokesperson, Kaepernick is validating (and, thus, making more profitable) a form of social-justice capitalism that compromises a large-scale political protest’s longevity and efficacy. It’s important […]
New faculty job posting-Assistant Professor (tenure-track) African American Studies/History
The African American Studies Program at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position, beginning July 1, 2019. This position will be joint between the Department of History and the African American Studies program, and we seek a colleague whose scholarship focuses on African American experiences, with a particular ability to teach courses […]
Register now for new AFAM course “The Emancipated Century”
Register now for new Fall 2018 course-Religion and Hip Hop Culture
Register now for new AFAM Studies course taught by incoming faculty member, Dr. Margarita Guillory. Topics in Religion and Music-Religion and Hip Hop Culture Topic for Fall 2018: Religion and Hip Hop Culture. Considers an often overlooked element in the study of hip hop culture, religion. Specifically, the course offers students the opportunity to examine […]
2018 UNCF/Mellon Programs Faculty Seminar: African Diaspora
In less than two weeks from today, the 2018 UNCF/Mellon Programs International Faculty Seminar, “The African Diaspora in the Spanish-speaking and Lusophone Worlds,” will begin (July 2nd). BU AFAM faculty member, Professor Linda Heywood will lead the seminar and serve as one of the eight faculty members, and BU AFAM faculty member, Professor John Thornton, will […]
Professor Linda Heywood’s Fall 2018 Course Offering: AA380, European Dimensions of the Black Diaspora T/Th 3:30-4:45pm
Remembering a Great Scholar: Dr. Ira Berlin
It is with deep sorrow that we say farewell to an extraordinary scholar and historian, Ira Berlin, whose groundbreaking work left a tremendous impact on studies of slavery and race in America. Among many of his inspiring books, Dr. Berlin wrote award-winning Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South (1975), Many Thousands Gone: The […]
Prof Michael Birenbaum Quintero’s New Course for Summer I, MH331: The Poetics and Politics of Hip Hop
New Course by Professor Michael Birenbaum Quintero: The Poetics and Politics of Hip Hop May 22, 2018 to June 29, 2018, T/Th 1-4:30pm Description: Provides students with a history of hip hop music, including major trends, changes in technique and musicianship, important artists and albums, regional styles, and relationship with the larger sociocultural context of African-American and […]
Professor Linda Heywood presented a copy of the Portuguese Edition of her book, Njinga of Angola, at the Angolan Embassy in Lisbon
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