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Researching and teaching the languages and expressive cultures of Africa and Africans around the world since 1964
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African Cultural Studies

City Pleasures in Africa: A Conversation with Kenda Mtongi and Laura Fair

Posted on November 11, 2016

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged African Cultural Studies, cities, East Africa, Kenda Mutongi, Laura Fair, pleasure

Department launches “Get to Know us Better” project

Posted on March 10, 2016

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. …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged African Cultural Studies, department, faculty, graduate students

Fall courses listings are up

Posted on March 1, 2016

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 …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged African Cultural Studies, classes, courses

Becoming the Department of African Cultural Studies

Posted on February 5, 2016

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 …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged African Cultural Studies, name change

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