Department of Africana Studies
Africana Studies at Brown
Located in the historic Churchill House on the campus of Brown University, the Department of Africana Studies is the intellectual center for faculty and students interested in the artistic, historical, literary, and theoretical expressions of the various cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Since 1968, the Department has been a rich site for analysis, artistic production, and community building.
Africana Studies at Brown
Located in the historic Churchill House on the campus of Brown University, the Department of Africana Studies is the intellectual center for faculty and students interested in the artistic, historical, literary, and theoretical expressions of the various cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Since 1968, the Department has been a rich site for analysis, artistic production, and community building.
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Africana Studies presents a broad range of courses that engage with the histories, ideas, social and political life of Africa and the African Diaspora, including literature, the arts, cultural studies, history, politics, philosophy, feminism, and the legacy of scientific racism.
The graduate program trains students to become skilled and informed scholars poised to make significant contributions to academic and nonacademic communities.
Rites and Reason Theatre is a research and development theatre producing new creative works that analyze and articulate the experiences and expressions of the African Diaspora.
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2023 National Communication Association Awarded to Prof. Lisa Biggs
NCA’s annual awards were bestowed on several distinguished members at the NCA 109th Annual Convention in National Harbor, Maryland. Prof. Lisa Biggs was honored at this ceremony.
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Prof. Tony Bogues to lead seminar at ICA-Miami
This spring, the Knight Art + Research Center program at ICA-Miami will offer a series of seminars and lectures on the arts and artistic practices of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora from a scholarly and artistic perspective.
Organization of American Historians
Françoise N. Hamlin named Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer
Professor Françoise N. Hamlin has recently been named a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organization of American Historians (OAH).
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