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African and African American Studies
The African and African American Studies program offers students an opportunity to explore the cultural, intellectual, economic, religious, artistic, social, literary, and political history of various peoples who are African or of African descent. Faculty experts can discuss a wide range of topics, including race relations, history of slavery and the music, languages and culture of African and African American people.
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An expert on race relations
Poussaint to speak on tolerance and diversity
April 9,
2008 -- An expert on race relations, prejudice and diversity issues in a multicultural society, Alvin Poussaint, M.D., will present the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture for the Assembly Series. The talk will be held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, in the Laboratory Sciences Auditorium on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
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The Lion and the Jewel
PAD to present Wole Soyinka classic April 18 to 27
April 7,
2008 --
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Men versus women, modern versus traditional, culture versus colonization. Such conflicts lie at the heart of The Lion and the Jewel, a sly and subversive comedy by Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka. In April, the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will present this deceptively light-hearted carnival of dance and song as its spring mainstage production.
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Presidential politics
Current presidential campaign is becoming "hyper-racial," says expert
March 19,
2008 -- Observing that the current presidential campaign is becoming "hyper-racial," a noted linguist and African American studies expert at Washington University in St. Louis suggests voters participate in a "linguistic thought experiment" to determine the extent that candidates are able to discuss race or gender on the campaign trail.
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John Baugh
Director of African and African American Studies
John Baugh, Ph.D., a well-known African-American linguist and education expert, is the inaugural holder of an Arts & Sciences endowed professorship named in honor of prominent civil rights attorney and emerita trustee Margaret Bush Wilson. Baugh, author of Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial ...
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jbaugh@wustl.edu
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Gerald L. Early
Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters
Early is a noted essayist and American culture critic. A professor of English, of African & African American studies and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, Early is the author of several books, including The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American ...
Expertise: American literature, African-American culture 1940-1960, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz music, prizefighting, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5576
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glearly@wustl.edu
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Shanti A. Parikh
Assistant Professor of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences
Parikh's research focuses on local responses to national and global development interventions, particularly issues surrounding sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, and gender relations. Using ethnographic and historical methods and critical theory, her current research in eastern Uganda traces ...
Expertise: East Africa, HIV/AIDS, eastern Uganda, globalization, sexuality, gender relations, social change, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-7769
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sparikh@artsci.wustl.edu
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Carl Phillips
Professor of English in Arts & Sciences
Phillips is the highly acclaimed author of seven collections of poetry. His first book, "In the Blood," won the 1992 Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize and was heralded as the work of an outstanding newcomer in the field of contemporary poetry. His other books are "Cortege" (1995), a finalist for both ...
Expertise: contemporary poetry, African-American literature, 20th-century poetry, homoerotic poetry, contemporary literature, ancient writers, ancient poets, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-7133
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cphillips@wustl.edu
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Christopher Bracey
Professor of Law
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Christopher Bracey, an expert in the fields of American race relations and criminal procedure, teaches and researches in the areas of the legal history of U.S. race relations law, constitutional law, criminal procedure, civil procedure, and civil rights. Bracey's recent publications include "Adjudication, ...
Expertise: civil procedure, race relations law, criminal process, constitutional law, criminal law, civil rights
Direct contact: (314) 935-8770
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bracey@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Two plead guilty in dogfighting case tied to vick
The New York Times
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Aug. 17,
2007 -- Two more individuals who pleaded not guilty last month along with Michael Vick to charges stemming from a dog fighting ring agreed to plea agreements with the government. He faces three felony charges related to dog fighting and could face up to five years in prison and as much as a $250,000 fine if found guilty. Christopher Bracey, a professor of law and African American Studies at WUSTL, comments in a telephone interview.
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The day the music died
The Wall Street Journal
July 20,
2007 -- Article looks at the devastating effect the 1967 Detroit riot had on black economic development and its entrepreneurial gem, Motown Records. It plunged the city into a four-decade economic decline that is only now beginning to turn around.
WUSTL professor Gerald Early, author of One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture, is one of the experts commenting on the events of that time.
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The Elusive Vick Takes His Hardest Hit
The New York Times
July 20,
2007 -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is one of the most important and well-known players in the NFL.
Vick was indicted on federal felony charges alleging that he had sponsored dogfighting since 2001, that he frequently gambled on dogfighting and that he authorized acts of cruelty against animals on property that he owned.
He is also facing the NFL's new law-and-order commissioner, Roger Goodell.
WUSTL AFAS and law professor Christopher Bracey says this has become bigger than Michael Vick.
"He has become a poster child for animal rights and animal fighting, for conspicuous consumption, for bad judgment and for what happens when you give someone too much too soon."
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St. Louis hosts events to mark anniversary of Dred Scott ruling
Associated Press State & Local Wire
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March 1,
2007 -- On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court denied slave Dred Scott his freedom, a decision that helped push a nation inflamed over slavery closer to Civil War.
Throughout St. Louis, events are being held to mark the 150th anniversary of the ruling in the court case that began in this city, and to foster new discussions about race and equality in America.
WUSTL history and law professor David Konig comments on the legacy of the decision.
WUSTL is holding a national symposium March 1-3. It aims to provide insights into American history, culture and the struggle for equality.
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Use it? Or lose it?
The Los Angeles Times
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Dec. 5,
2006 -- WUSTL professor and linguistics expert John Baugh comments on the heated debate over the use of the N-word.
"A ban -- forced or voluntary -- isn't likely to have much real effect, especially since you can't ban the emotions that fuel its use, from the passion of hatred to the affection of inclusion, he believes. Ban the N-word and another linguistic shorthand will arise to take its place, its historical symbolism still intact."
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