WashU faculty look to advance scholarship on legacies of racial violence

In an effort to advance research and policy addressing legacies of racial violence, three Washington University faculty members — David Cunningham, Hedwig Lee and Geoff Ward — have co-edited a special issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Rafia Zafar guest edits African American Review’s special issue on Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

This special issue of African American Review remembers, recharges, and reimagines the legacy of Afro-Borinqueño visionary Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.

Maragh-Lloyd Spotlighted in the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies

In this interview with JCMS Professor Maragh-Lloyd discusses the nuances of race, resistance, and technology.

Swahili students win U.S. Department of State Scholarships

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a competitive and intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American university students to study one of fifteen critical languages.

African American Review Special Schomburg Issue

Professor Rafia Zafar guest edits the African American Review's special issue featuring Arturo Schomburg.

AFAS faculty help lead WashU & Slavery, a new initiative in CRE2

Several AFAS faculty are helping to lead Washington University's participation in Universities Studying Slavery, a global consortium of nearly eighty universities across five countries engaged in examining how their institutional histories are entangled with histories and legacies of slavery. The project, WashU & Slavery, is based in the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2).

Applications Now Open for Black Digital Media Studies Tenure-Track Professor

Manditch-Prottas named 2020 Crompton-Noll Prize winner for Best Article

After receiving well-deserved recognition, Dr. Manditch-Prottas looks ahead to a productive new year.

National Milestones in Linguistics and Scientific Research

This year Professor Baugh found himself elected to two luminary academic positions.

You think a pandemic can slow down Professor Martin? Think again!

Lerone Martin, Director of American Culture Studies and Associate Professor of African And African American Studies and Religion and Politics has been very busy, since the spring of 2020, he has received three sizable research grants that address enduring scholarly questions and pressing needs in the Saint Louis community .

Much Respect for "Recipes for Respect"

Professor Zafar keeps a busy schedule as folks just can't get enough of her 2019 book.

Mutonya listed among Top 100 Kenyans of 2020

In 2020 Professor Mutonya received international recognition for his use of sociolinguistic methods that focus on the interests of marginalized speech communities.

College and COVID-19

Two AFAS majors share their experiences of being in college during a pandemic.

Romance in Marseille named one of 10 best books of 2020

Buried in the archive for nearly ninety years, Professor Maxwell's edition helps to breathe new life into Harlem Renaissance literature.

AFAS Honors the Memory of Professor Garrett Albert Duncan

The Department of African & African American Studies mourns the tremendous loss of Professor Garrett Albert Duncan (Feb 1, 1961 - Dec 8, 2020)

Now Accepting Applications for Assistant Professor in AFAS

Specializations of Interest: Art History, Environmental Studies, Demography and Migration

Statement on Anti-Black Violence and a Global Pandemic

Professor Mutonya Awarded Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

This interdisciplinary project involves graduate training and research focusing on the intersections of language, migration, urban settlement, and identity construction within enclaves of African immigrants residing in Nairobi.

Swahili students win U.S. Department of State Scholarships

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a competitive and intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American university students to study one of fifteen critical languages.

AFAS Majors Join the 28th Cohort of Mellon Mays Fellows

Congratulations to Zari Muhammad and Kennedy Young!

Professor Sowande' Mustakeem receives the Dred Scott Freedom Award

The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation has named AFAS and History Professor Sowande' Mustakeem the recipient of its 2020 Dred Scott Freedom Award for her multiple award winning book Slavery at Sea.

AFAS Professor Ward serves as Scholar in Residence on Pursuing Justice Bus Tour

Professor Ward worked with WashU students and Olin Library Data Services to develop a digital "Trip Tik" supporting reflection and learning on Pursuing Justice bus tour through Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama

WashU Summer in Kenya 2020 will Enrich a Broad Array of Study Areas

Apply by February 1, 2020 for Washington University's Summer 2020 Program in Kenya. This dynamic program offers four weeks of full immersion in Nairobi, Rift Valley, and the coastal region of Kenya. The Summer 2020 program will run from May 29, 2020 through June 29, 2020.

UCollege Spotlight on Zachary Manditch-Prottas for Summer Course

Impressed by the clear draw his Summer course had for students, the University College Summer School program has chosen to feature the Department of African & African-American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Zachary Manditch-Prottas and his course "James Baldwin: Life, Letter, Legacy" for their Faculty Spotlight.

Rafia Zafar partners with St. Louis Metro Market's "Food Bus" on Community Cookbook Project

Professor Rafia Zafar is collaborating with the St. Louis Metro Market "Food Bus" and other partners to develop a Community Cookbook Project with support from The Luminary's Futures-Fund grant program.

How Toni Morrison changed fiction

In the wake of Toni Morrison's death Professor Rafia Zafar pens op-ed for the New York Daily News

McCune to edit new book series

'Born a slave, died a chef': Professor Rafia Zafar on food and the fight for civil rights