Bios Kenda Mutongi was born and raised in a small village in western Kenya. She attended Coe College and then the University of Virginia where she earned a PhD in African history. She is the …
African Cultural Studies
Department launches “Get to Know us Better” project
Get to know us better! Graduate student Kathryn Mara has launched a new project to share her interviews with faculty. The first one is with our Department Chair, Teju Olaniyan, and more are coming soon. …
Fall courses listings are up
Looking for an African Cultural Studies class for the fall? A list of what we plan to offer is now online. We’ve got literature, theory, film, philosophy, music, languages, and more. Check back soon for …
Becoming the Department of African Cultural Studies
It’s official! As of 1 July 2016, we will be the Department of African Cultural Studies. We have taught African languages, literature, linguistics, and oral traditions for 50 years. As we celebrated a half-century of …