Dr. Margarita Guillory Named BU’s delegate to HERS Network
Dr. Margarita Guillory has been chosen by the Provost’s Office to be Boston University’s delegate to the Higher Education Leadership Development for Women Institute, a nine-day intensive program that trains women to take on positions in university administration. HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) is a leadership development and research organization that is dedicated to creating and […]
AA207 Featured in List of Terriers’ Favorite BU Courses
At the beginning of the semester, BU took to Twitter and Facebook to gather terriers’ favorite courses. The list, A Crowdsourced List of Our Terriers’ Favorite BU Courses, includes CAS AA 207: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. The class, currently taught by Dr. Saida Grundy, is full for the Spring 2023 semester, but be sure to […]
Spring 2023 New Course: CFA MU 855 ZJ
CFA MU 855 ZJ: “African-American Spirituals and Their Influence on Contemporary Art, Music, Literature, and Dance” is a new topics course taught by Professor Leland Clarke for graduate students in CFA’s Musicology & Ethnomusicology program. Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12:30 – 1:45pm Examines how Spirituals have served as essential touch points for all styles of […]
Upcoming Event: Reggaetón Scholarship Today
Join us for a Round Table of 3 Reggaetón-based presentations moderated by Professor Michelle Birenbaum Quintero and given by Wayne Marshall (Berklee College of Music), Petra Rivera-Rideau (Wellesley College) and Marina Arias Salvado (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). When: November 21, 2022 at 6pm Location: TBD Does Reggaetón Owe Reggae Money? – Wayne Marshall […]
AFAM Major & Minors’ Dinner
Thank you to everyone who attended the Major & Minors’ dinner at the African American Studies House on this past Friday, November 4th at 6PM.
Tune In! Afrofuturism : A Carnegie Hall Podcast | Hosted By Director Louis Chude-Sokei
Hosted by AFAM Director, Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei. Contributions from the Caribbean diaspora are essential to understanding Afrofuturism and Black futurism. Louis Chude-Sokei explores Caribbean sound, culture, and history, with a focus on Jamaica in a conversation with Dennis Howard, Klive Walker, and Isis Semaj-Hall. A transcript is also available on Carnegie Hall’s website. Available wherever you get […]
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 […]
Dr. Saida Grundy Featured in ‘The Brink’ Article
Dr. Saida Grundy, professor of African American Studies and Sociology, was recently featured in an article by The Brink, BU Sociologist Saida Grundy on “Respectability Politics” and the Morehouse Man. In conversation with Sara Rimer, Dr. Grundy discusses her new book, Respectable, which explores the making of Black male elites at Morehouse College. “The best […]