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African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies

This program emerges from a rich, distinguished, and exciting past that continues to influence our present realities. The black communities in both the New and Old Worlds have been essential to the story of human history; studying these peoples in all forms and consequences is a foundational moral and educational necessity.

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Why Major in African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies?

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The African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies program offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum that provides students with an understanding of the historical and contemporary realities of African-descended peoples in the United States and across the diaspora. Students explore Black social movements and race politics, racial ideologies and critical race theory, and the distinctive artistic, literary, cultural practices of African peoples worldwide.

Why Minor in African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies?

A minor in African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies will add depth to your major and program of studies. Six of the eighteen听credits in a minor in AFAM may be cross-counted towards another major or minor. Consult your advisor and course catalog before declaring/registering.

Plan Out Your Degree

Sample 4-year plan for the BA in African 艾可直播 and African Diaspora Studies.

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Semester One

AUx1
Complex Problem
Written Communication and Information Literacy I (W1)
Quantitative Literacy I (Q1)
Habits of Mind

Semester Two

AUx2
Habits of Mind
Written Communication and Information Literacy I

Semester Three

AFAM-200 African 艾可直播s in the Diaspora
HIST-208 African-艾可直播 History: to 1877 and/or LIT-225 African Literature
Habits of Mind

Semester Four

HIST-209 African-艾可直播 History: 1877 to Present and/or LIT-235 African-艾可直播 Literature
Habits of Mind

Semester Five

Study Abroad and/or internship

Semester Six

CRGC-360 W2

Semester Seven

Quantitative Literacy II (Q2)

Semester Eight

CRGC-460听Capstone

Announcements

She Changed the Nation: Barbara Jordan's Life and Legacy in Black Politics, by M. Curtin.Mary Ellen Curtin鈥檚 book,听, a biography of the first Black woman from the South to serve in Congress, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in September 2024.

Denia Brielle Smith, an AFAM minor, has won the . Created by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and other collaborators, this scholarship combines up to $50,000 in financial aid, travel opportunities, and mentorship to support the next generation of leaders.

Mali Collins, AFAM faculty member, won a 2023 ACLS Fellowship for her book manuscript Scrap Theory: Reproductive Injustice in the Contemporary Black Feminist Imagination (Forthcoming, Ohio State University Press)

Statement in Solidarity with Anti-Racist Efforts from CRGC

The faculty of the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies join with protesters across the world to denounce police brutality and systemic anti-Black violence.听

Read the full statement