The Washington University in St. Louis Program in African & African-American Studies (AFAS) seeks to be the Nation’s premier program in the study of people of African descent in the United States, Africa, and the rest of the latter’s Diaspora. The interdisciplinary AFAS program at Washington University is home to leading scholars in disciplines across the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and the performing arts. AFAS scholars and artists persuasively illustrate the development of various black cultural traditions around the world that may have their roots Africa but are forged under globally diverse local conditions. ...Read More
Senior Diamond Skinner directed "Lest We Forget" a Black Anthology production that explored important issues pertinent to the African-American culture at Washington University through drama, poetry, dance and music. Read her comments in Student Life.
Send in your submissions for any one of the six essay prizes about African and African American culture by Wednesday February 29th to the AFAS main office located at 226 McMillan Hall.
Jonathan Fenderson, Postdoctoral Fellow in African and African-American Studies, led a pre-show discussion regarding race issues at the annual Black Anthology production Saturday, February 4, 2012. Read the article in Student Life.
Ron Himes, the Henry Hampton, Jr., Distinguished Artist in Residence and the Founder and Producing Director of The Black Rep recently starred in a video about The Black Rep and its recent success with its website. Video, The Black Rep
Rafia Zafar, PhD, professor of English, of African and African-American studies, and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, has been named associate dean for diversity and inclusiveness in the graduate school. Her appointment was effective Nov. 1. Read more
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"Cuban Youth Culture and Imaginings of the Political" with Ezekiel Dixon-Román, Assistant Professor of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
4:00 - 5:00 pm, DUC 276
Screenings held at 7:00 pm nightly and a special Youth Matinee Screening at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 24.
Brown Hall, Room 100