African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies

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The Department of African American Studies is an intellectual community committed to producing, refining and advancing knowledge of Black people in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Africa. A key component of our mission is to interrogate the meanings and dimensions of slavery and colonialism, and their continuing political, social and cultural implications.

Our faculty is drawn from disciplines as diverse as anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics, literature, history, sociology, performance, and creative writing. We are united by a relentless commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge through excellence in scholarship and pedagogy that are at once interdisciplinary and innovative.

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Summer 2026 Courses - Registration is open!

March 3, 2026

AFRICAM 119: Media, Digital Platforms, and Language Politics in Africa, Instructor: Dr. David Kyeu, Session D, TWTh 10-1230, in person, CN: 15902

Alumni Spotlight: John Mundell

March 3, 2026

In our Alumni Spotlight series, AAS Project Manager Barbara Montano interviews recent Ph.D. program alumni about where their Ph.D. has taken them. Our March spotlight focuses on John Mundell, now a visiting assistant professor in African and African American Studies at Washington...Read more about Alumni Spotlight: John Mundell

Departmental Spotlight: Roderick Jackson

February 4, 2026

Our February 2026 Departmental Spotlight features Roderick Jackson, a Ph.D. student in African Diaspora Studies, interviewed by graduate student Endria Richardson.

Tell me about your work. What do you care about in the world, and how did you come to...Read more about Departmental Spotlight: Roderick Jackson