African American students marching in a parade carrying banner.

非裔美国人研究

The minor in 非裔美国人研究 provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the experiences, conditions, origins, accomplishments, and contributions of people 非洲的n ancestry in the United States. 学生 may deepen their appreciation and understanding 非洲的n Americans by studying their earlier history in Africa, their transition to the New World, and their diasporic experiences in other parts of the 世界.

The 非裔美国人研究 program is comprised of more than 20 courses offered through nearly 10 departments and programs within the USA 文理学院. The minor in 非裔美国人研究 takes advantage of those characteristics of the African American experience that make it uniquely valuable for serious academic study and teaching, for it exposes students to the diversity and unity of the African American experience as well as to the similarities and differences among the cultures 非洲的.

 

USA in West Africa: Dreams of Alabamians in West Africa Study Abroad (Maymester 2024)

Africatown Documentary Descendant from Dr. Kern杰克逊

看到了吗. Kern杰克逊, director of the 非裔美国人研究 Program, has been up to surrounding his co-writing and co-producing of the award-winning Africatown纪录片 后裔, 现在在Netflix上播放!

http://mlgq8.elahomecollection.com/departments/publicrelations/pressreleases/101922africatown.html

http://nmaahc.si.edu/events/through-african-american-lens-descendant

http://the1a.org/segments/the-documentary-descendant-unearths-americas-sunken-past/

Spring 2024 非裔美国人研究 课程

  • Criminal Justice/Philosophy 331: Constitutional Law (Dr. 克里斯·加拉诺斯博士. 约翰·戈登 罗奇)
  • English 390: Special Topics: The 精神uals (Dr. Kern杰克逊)
  • Gender Studies 390: Special Topics: #MeToo, Black Lives Matter (Dr. 贝蒂Trout-Kelly)
  • History 477: The Old 南 (Dr. 亨利McKiven)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies 320: Cultural Competency (Dr. April Tashay Berry)
  • Psychology 270: The Psychology of Black Experience (Dr. 狄米特律斯R. 史密斯)
    社会学220:婚姻 & 家庭(博士). 苏珊·伊维特·迪洛奇)