The African American Studies Department examines, from numerous disciplinary perspectives, the experiences of people of African descent in Black Atlantic societies, including the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Courses explore the innovative, complex, and distinctively African American social structures and cultural traditions that Africans in the diaspora have created. Students are exposed to the historical, cultural, political, economic, and social development of people of African descent. more ...>
Upcoming Events - Fall 2009
| Monday, December 7 | |
An Evening with Thomas Glave, moderated by Caryl Phillips Thomas Glave is author of Whose Song? and Other Stories, nominated by the American Library Association for their “Best Gay/Lesbian Book of the Year” award and by the Quality Paperback Book Club for their Violet Quill/Best New Gay/Lesbian Fiction Award. For more information on Thomas Glave, please visit his website. This event co-sponsored by Labyrinth Books. |
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