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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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"African American Literature Today"
April 15 panel to discuss two new anthologies
March 27,
2009 --
Three prominent writers will examine "African American Literature Today" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Hurst Lounge. The discussion — sponsored by the African & African-American Studies Program and by the Center for the Humanities, both in Arts & Sciences — will focus on a pair of new anthologies, Best African American Essays 2009 and Best African American Fiction 2009, both published by Bantam Books.
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"The Intellectual's Dilemma"
2009 Callaloo Conference to explore African-American arts and letters
March 16,
2009 --
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Have African-American intellectuals abandoned the Civil Rights Movement? Do black academics need to reengage the larger community, and if so, how? What is the relationship between contemporary politics and popular culture? Some of the nation's most prominent African-American writers and thinkers will address these questions and more during the 2009 Callaloo Conference, which takes place March 25-28 at Washington University in St. Louis.
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"Step by step"
Kenyan performance group Haba na Haba to visit WUSTL March 13-22
March 3,
2009 --
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The Performing Arts Department and the African & African American Studies Program, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will host a residency March 13-22 for a nine-member touring ensemble of internationally known Kenyan performance group Haba na Haba. Group members perform acrobatics, music, dance and drama to educate their communities on topics such as HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, reproductive health, women's issues and violence. The residency will culminate March 20 with a performance, titled "Co-existence," based on the recent ethnic conflicts in Kenya following disputed elections. The event, free and open to the public, takes place at 8 p.m. in the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave., in University City.
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John Baugh
Director of African and African American Studies
John Baugh, Ph.D., is able to provide perspective on the historic 2008 presidential race and issues related to the first African American candidate from a major party to run for the office. Baugh, author of Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice, a significant piece of work on the Ebonics ...
Expertise: Race and politics, linguistics, linguistic profiling
Direct contact: (314) 935-5690
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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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David T. Konig
Professor of History and Professor of Law
David Konig teaches colonial American history and civilization. His research interests include the development of constitutional and legal institutions in early America, Anglo-American legal history and American culture studies.
Expertise: Early America, Anglo-American legal history, American culture studies, colonial American history and civilization, constitutional origins in revolutionary America, constitutional law, the Bill of Rights, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5459
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konig@wustl.edu
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Black Reverence for Jackson Is Now Unreserved
The New York Times
and 11 others
June 29,
2009 -- Around the world, Michael Jackson was celebrated Sunday, but there was a special fervor in black neighborhoods and churches. Jackson is seen as a towering figure with crossover appeal, even if in life some of his black fans wondered if he was as proud of his race as his race was of him. Includes comments by WUSTL AFAS professor Gerald Early.
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Black History Month has added meaning in 2009
USA Today
and 3 others
Feb. 2,
2009 -- Obama's election, and this year's 100th anniversary of the NAACP, means there has probably never been more reason to celebrate the annual February observance, black leaders and historians say. Includes comments by WUSTL AFAS professor Gerald Early.
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Taking Them Out to the Ballgame
The Washington Post
May 29,
2008 -- Interest in the baseball among black youths is a topic of concern for MLB as more of that demographic seems to be interested in football and basketball. WUSTL professor Gerald Early, an expert on black culture, attributes this to the lack of availability of baseball in many black communities.
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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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