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.
50.4, Black Girlhood
The Black Scholar continues to celebrate the journal’s 50th Anniversary with the release of its latest issue, Black Girlhood, which highlights the significance, challenges and beauty of Black girls. There is a growing body of scholarship on the experiences of Black girls, from their representation in the past and present to their lived experiences today. The intersectionality […]
Summer Courses in AFAM Studies
CAS AA 103: Introduction to African American Literature—Maryanne Boelcskevy Summer 2 (July 6-August 12), B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 9 am-12:30 pm What is the African American literary tradition? How does it change over time? This course introduces the cultural, political, and historical contexts of the African American experience through readings of literature. Readings include poetry, slave […]
AFAM Survival Guide Vol 2, Issue 2
This issue features a short film on the lineage of Detroit techno, Japan’s first Black-owned anime studio, and poetry from AFAM Studies Professor Margarita Simon Guillory. Read it on the AFAM Survival Guide webpage.
Upcoming Event: Afro-LatinX: Then and Now
“Afro-LatinX: Then and Now” Tuesday, Dec. 8 | 6–7:00 PM EST Given the current crises of race and immigration in America in and around the COVID-19 pandemic and state-sponsored xenophobia, Michael Birenbaum Quintero and Trent Masiki, moderated by Angélica María Sánchez Barona, will engage the complexities of Afro-LatinX identities and cultural production in this context. What are the different histories […]
Dr. Saida Grundy in Conversation about the “Defund the Police” Movement
Dr. Saida Grundy, professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies, recently was interviewed by Divided We Fall in a conversation about the slogan “defund the police.” This conversation covers subtopics including the risks faced by politicians who support the movement, similarities & differences of today’s movements compared to those of the […]
AFAM Survival Guide: Volume 2 Launch
After the overwhelming amount of positive feedback received in response to the “Quarantine Survival Guide,” we decided to make it a permanent feature of the Program! The AFAM Survival Guide is a bi-monthly collection of literature, art, recipes, and perspectives from the AFAM Studies Community. The premier issue of the second volume is available to […]
Livestream: Dr. Chude-Sokei Presents Some of His Latest Research
Join the conversation now on Zoom by RSVPing on Latin American Studies’ website. If you missed it live, it’s also available on the Center’s Facebook page. Event Description Book Talk with Louis Chude-Sokei, Professor of English, George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American Studies, and Director of the African American Studies Program at Boston […]
Dr. Paula Austin Featured in New CAS Video Series
Dr. Paula Austin, professor of history & African American studies, shares her most recent research with CAS in this new video. Description Join Professor Austin as she takes us on a journey back nearly 100 years, to Jim Crow Washington, DC, where black youths navigated discrimination in ways that remain all too familiar to young […]
AFAM Studies Minor Founds BIPOC Mental Health Collective at BU
This summer, Psychology major and AFAM Studies minor Kesha Perkins (CAS ’21) founded the BIPOC Mental Health Collective at Boston University. The student collective serves both as a safe space for minority students to engage in positive mental health practices and as an agent for change within BU’s on-campus mental health resource center. “I organized […]