Calendar of Events | Fall 2019 Celebrating 50 years!
Fri., Sep. 20, 2019 | 5:30-7:30 pm
African American Studies Welcome Reception/Alumni Weekend event
Come meet our newest students, faculty and reconnect with friends! Refreshments will be served.
Location: African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA
Wed, Oct 16, 2019 | 6:30-7:30 pm
Adam Pendleton, Artist
Tim Hamill Lecture, Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series, School of Visual Arts, College of Fine Arts at Boston University. Co-sponsored by the BU Arts Initiative and African American Studies Program.
Location: Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Wed, Oct 30, 2019 | 6:30-7:30 pm
“High Anxiety: Appropriation and the Creative Imagination”
Robert Boyers, Author and Prof of English, Skidmore College
Co-sponsored by the Dept of English, African American Studies Program, AMNESP, and the Core Curriculum at Boston University.
Location: Leventhal Auditorium, 233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA
Mon., Nov. 4, 2019 | 6:00-7:30 pm
Alumni Reception in Honor of Professor Emerita Adelaide Cromwell
Location: African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA
Tue., Nov. 5, 2019 | 1:00 pm
Memorial Service for Professor Emerita Adelaide Cromwell
Location: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Fri., Nov. 15, 2019 | 5:00 pm
The Radical ‘Possibilities’ of Black Studies
Dr. Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies, Birmingham City University
Location: African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA
Tue., Nov. 19. 2019 | 5:00 pm
“Hung Up Between Two Sticks”: The Black Aesthetic and Puerto Rican Identity Formation in Down These Mean Streets
Dr. Trent Masiki, Postdoctoral Associate, Kilichand Honors College, Boston University
Location: African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA
Mon., Dec. 9, 2019 | 5:00 pm
“Who Built America”: A Response to Ben Shapiro
Dr. Spencer Piston, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University
Location: SCI 113 Metcalf Science Center, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA