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Africana Studies
From the scholarly to the working world
We study the cultures of Africa and its diaspora from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Our course offerings focus on African societies as well as on African-descended communities of the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, and other African diaspora communities around the world. The faculty of Africana Studies are all specialists of Africana scholarship but trained in a variety of fields, among these literature, history, sociology, political studies, and anthropology. Our courses are mostly interdisciplinary and designed to integrate scholarship on race, gender, and class. Several of our courses are cross-listed with other units. We offer courses that fulfill the general education requirement as well as the intensive writing requirement.
Message from the Chair
"Our department, which was founded in 1970 as a result of student activism, is one of the oldest departments of Africana Studies in the nation. We are committed to cultivating and bringing together a diverse community of students, scholars and artists interested in better understanding the experiences and contributions of people of African descent throughout the world." {Read More}
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Although faculty advisors are not assigned, and students have the flexibility to seek advisement from any member of our faculty, a faculty member will be suggested based on the student's interests at the time of declaration.
Last Thursday, the Department of Arts, Culture, & Media at RU-N held the opening for its 2024 Senior Graphic Design Capstone exhibition, “Language Layers,” at Paul Robeson Galleries.
Rutgers University Board of Governors passed resolutions approving two new master’s degrees to be offered by RU-N’s Department of Urban Education: a Master of Arts in Teaching in Urban Education, and a Master of Arts in Teaching in English as a Second Language and Bilingual Urban Education.
Distinguished Professor of English Jack Lynch, who specializes in 18th-century English literature and the history of the English language, has co-authored a new book titled, Hardly Harmless Drudgery, a richly illustrated historical account of English-language dictionaries from the dawn of printing to the present day, and is co-curating an accompanying exhibit at NYC's Grolier Club.
Events
Thursday, May 02, 2024, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | Newark