Student-led discussion of Louis Chude-Sokei’s essay, “In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader”
Please join the English Department for a student-led discussion of Louis Chude-Sokei’s thought-provoking essay, “In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader” Max Chapnick and Iris Zheng will share their thoughts about this essay in their conversation with Professor Chude-Sokei. They are likely to connect the essay to the role played by books in […]
George Wein, Jazz Impresario and Newport Jazz Festival founder dies at 95
“He truly wanted African American studies at BU to grow and flourish and to do so with as much independence as possible,” says Louis Chude-Sokei, director of the African American Studies Program, holder of the George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American Studies, and a CAS professor of English. “George Wein changed the way popular […]
Black2BU: Welcome Reception and Alumni Weekend
Black2BU Welcome Reception and Alumni Weekend! Welcoming everyone back to campus after a long time apart. Music, performances, Caribbean food, snacks and a good time! Friday, October 1st, 2021 4-7pm 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Indoor and outdoor event 4pm- Snacks by Sweet Teez 4:15pm- Performance by Sabor Latino 5pm- Food by Jamaica Mi […]
Conference Registration: “Religion & (Breaking) Boundaries”
Boston University Graduate Program in Religion Student Association Presents a Virtual Conference: Religion & (Breaking) Boundaries The Boston University Graduate program in Religion Student Association invites you to attend BU’s virtual graduate student conference on religion, Religion & (Breaking) Boundaries, taking place September 26, 2021. Prof. Sarah McFarland Taylor of Northwestern University will give the […]
Political Science Speaker Series: Black Aliveness and the Commons
The Political Science Students’ Speaker Series presents: Professor Kevin Quashie, Brown University Black Aliveness and the Commons We invite all who join to read his works Black Lyric Privacy and Black Aliveness, or a Poetics of Being Introduction. Wednesday, September 22nd | 1:00-2:30, Zoom
Do the Right Thing- A Spike Lee Joint
The Cinema & Media Studies Program Fall Film Series presents: Do the Right Thing Join the Cinema & Media Studies Program on Wednesday October 6th, 6pm COM B05 for the fall film series of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing
Save the Date: “Then You Don’t Want Me”: Canonizing Gayl Jones
“Then You Don’t Want Me”: Canonizing Gayl Jones Virtual Symposium- May 13-15, 2022 “Then You Don’t Want Me”: Canonizing Gayl Jones will more clearly and publicly carve out a space for Jones’ storytelling. The symposium promises to deepen and trouble the canon of African American women’s literature and Black feminism. Bringing together folks across disciplines, […]
Featured Faculty: Dr. Ianna Hawkins Owen
Ianna Hawkins Owen is an assistant professor of English and African American Studies and is working on a first book manuscript on black diaspora theory titled Ordinary Failure. Previously a Ford fellow, a Woodrow Wilson fellow, and a UC President’s postdoc, Owen’s work has appeared in Feminist Review, Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives, Post45, Radical […]
“To Boldly Go: Technological Frontiers and the Changing Landscape of American Religion”
Professor Margarita Simon Guillory, BU Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies, delivered her lecture “To Boldly Go: Technological Frontiers and the Changing Landscape of American Religion” this summer at Chautauqua Institution. Read more here about Professor Guillory’s recent lecture on religion in digital technology.
Call for Papers- Critical University Studies Symposium: Legacies of Slavery and Settler Colonialism
Critical University Studies Symposium: Legacies of Slavery and Settler Colonialism Boston University March 17-18, 2022 The History Department and African American Studies Program at Boston University are excited to host a two-day symposium on March 17-18, 2022, that will: 1) reflect on the historical role of U.S. universities in establishing and perpetuating racial inequalities, white […]