African American Studies Expands Course Offerings In Response to Rising Student Demand
Professor Louis Chude- Sokei explaining course demand and program expansion. Photo by: Cydney Scott BU Today featured AFAM course expansion in a newly released article. The program’s long term goals include expanding the graduate curriculum and becoming an official undergraduate major. “This spring the program offers the new course Resistance, Revolution and Slavery taught […]
Damon Young, “Race and Humor in Apocalyptic Times: an Evening with Damon Young”
Thurs., Feb 18 | 7-8:30 PM ET Damon Young, “Race and Humor in Apocalyptic Times: an Evening with Damon Young” Cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com, and one of the most read writers on race and culture at work today, writer, critic, humorist, satirist and “professional black person,” Damon Young visits BU AFAM for an evening of conversation. He is also the […]
Director Louis Chude-Sokei’s New Memoir Reviewed by New York Times
Ijeoma Oluo of the New York Times wrote a book review of Dr. Chude-Sokei’s new memoir, FLOATING IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY. The review is titled “Too African for Jamaica, Too Jamaican for America, Too American for Nigeria.” Director Chude-Sokei’s memoir, FLOATING IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY, is a New York Times Editor’s Pick: Read […]
Upcoming Event: ‘Black Radical’ Book Talk with Dr. Kerri K. Greenidge
Black Radical: The Life and Times of Legendary Boston Black Activist William Monroe Trotter “Winner of the 2020 Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize” Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021 06:00 PM ET William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934) galvanized black working-class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post-Reconstruction America. Please join us for […]
AFAM Studies Director Louis Chude-Sokei Memoir Release on Feb. 2nd
Louis Chude-Sokei and Frank B. Wilderson III for FLOATING IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 8 PM ET A celebration of the release of Floating in a Most Peculiar Way with Louis Chude-Sokei and Frank B. Wilderson III. This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast. More info & registration here. The book is […]
AFAM Survival Guide: Vol 2, Issue 5
The newest edition of the AFAM Survival Guide is now available to read online! The Survival Guide was also featured in a news post by BU Center for the Humanities. Check it out here. Read all issues of the AFAM Survival Guide here.
New Spring 2021 Course: CFA MH 400
CFA MH 400: Music of Black Americans (2 credits)—Leland Clarke TH 12:30–1:45pm The course will study genres of Music of Black Americans in the United States and their appearance in and fusion with literature by African Americans. Emphasis on listening, live performances, student presentations, readings, and discussions. Topics include spirituals, ragtime, blues, jazz, popular music, […]
Summer 1 Course: Queens & Goddesses: Black Feminist Aesthetics
Queens & Goddesses: Black Feminist Aesthetics Instructor: Grace McGowan, PhD Student, American & New England Studies Program, Boston University This course uses modern examples of Black women’s cultural production to explore Black feminist ideas of beauty and aesthetics in America. It focuses on reworkings and reclamations of figures classically associated with beauty and femininity such […]
AFAM Survival Guide: Vol 2, Issue 4
The newest issue of the AFAM Survival Guide is now available to read online! Read all issues of the AFAM Survival Guide here.
AFAM Survival Guide: Vol 2, Issue 3
The newest issue of the AFAM Survival Guide is now available to read online! Read all issues of the AFAM Survival Guide here.