Upcoming Book from Former Swahili MajorJanuary 9, 2018With the guidance of AFAS Senior Lecturer, Mungai Mutonya, Jamie Thomas (AB '06) Swahili remains at the center of her research
AFAS Seeking New ChairMay 5, 2017Chair Search is Underway Chair of the African and African American Studies DepartmentWashington University in St. Louis
Environmental Racism in St. LouisJanuary 30, 2017By AFAS Alumni Clark Randall and Jacqui GermainA brief history of the lead poisoning epidemic in St. Louis and a question about its future
The birth of African American writingDecember 19, 2016Professor Zafar's brief history of Black literature in the online London Times Literary Supplement
AFAS 2017-2018 Postdoctoral SearchDecember 6, 2016The Department of African and African American Studies (AFAS) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications from recent Ph.D.
AFAS is now a FULL Department!November 3, 2016“As an alum of the AFAS program and the daughter of one of its late adjunct professors, I’ve long known the brilliance and importance of our program,” said Brittany Packnett (AB ’06)
