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103. Introduction to African, African American, Diaspora Studies

An introduction to the study of Africa and its diaspora primarily in the Americas, but also Europe. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach to a range of historical, literary, artistic, economic, and political questions crucial to the understanding of the experiences of people of African descent.

(Sara Mandel)

Matthew Allen

Chair, Associate Professor of Music, Coordinator of Asian Studies

Marcus Allen

Assistant Professor of Political Science

John Bezis-Selfa

Associate Professor of History, Coordinator of Latin American and, Latino/a Studies

Claire Buck

Professor of English

Dolita Cathcart

Assistant Professor of History

Shawn Christian

Assistant Professor of English

Cecile Danehy

Associate Professor of French

R. Tripp Evans

Chair, Associate Professor of Art

Peony Fhagen-Smith

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Coordinator of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies

James Freeman

Associate Professor of Economics

Gerard Huiskamp

Chair, Associate Professor of Political Science

Donna O. Kerner

Professor of Anthropology

Paula M. Krebs

Professor of English, Coordinator, Department of Theatre

Kim Miller

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Art History; Coordinator, Women's Studies

Joel C. Relihan

Chair, Professor of Classics

Julie Searles

Director of World Dance, Visiting Instructor of Music

Ann Sears

Heuser Professor of Music, Director of Performance Program, Director of Haas Visiting Artists Program

Sue Standing

Jane Ruby Professor of English, Writer in Residence

Josh Stenger

Assistant Professor of Film Studies and Literature

Jonathan David Walsh

Chair, Associate Professor of French

Russell Williams

Assistant Professor of Economics