Year: 2023
Christina Greene’s FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence and Imprisonment won the 2023 Frank & Harriet Owsley Prize
Christina Greene’s FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence and Imprisonment won the 2023 Frank & Harriet Owsley Prize for the best book in Southern History from the Southern Historical Society.
Jnae Thompson, the student speaker at the 2023 Winter Commencement
“Jnae Thompson, the student speaker at the 2023 Winter Commencement, with her parents.”
Meet Jnae Thompson, student speaker for 2023 Winter Commencement
This year’s UW–Madison student commencement speaker, Jnae Thompson, is an L&S student majoring in African American Studies with a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies! “Thompson believes her own story might help others. She entered …
English welcomes Olagbenro Oladipo, Ph.D., as pre-faculty fellow in Pathway to Faculty program
Congratulations to Olagbenro Oladipo, Ph.D! He received his MA from the Department of African American Studies in 2018 and bridged into English for his Ph.D. The Department of English at Wayne State University has named …
X: The Life And Times of Malcolm X
Release date: 11/18/2023 Genre: Opera Rating: TBD, Content Advisory: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X contains strong language. Runtime: 3 hours, 50 minutes Director: Robert O’Hara,Anthony Davis Starring: Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, Victor Ryan Robertson …
Our History Matters: Wisconsin in Black and White
Our History Matters: Wisconsin In Black and White Nov. 7 at 7:00 pm The Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Avenue Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara will be in conversation with host Dr. Rev. Alex Gee, discussing history education …
Spring 2024 AAS 271 “Rebuilding Black Societies Through Social, Economic & Cultural Innovation”
AAS 271: “Rebuilding Black Societies Through Social, Economic & Cultural Innovation” SPRING 2024 03/11-05/03 (HHG) WEDNESDAYS 3:30-5:25 PM Rev. Dr. Alex Gee INSTRUCTOR CONSENT This course will explore the power and role of social innovation …
Spring 2024 AAS 271 Afrofuturism and Popular Culture!
AAS 271: Afrofuturism and Popular Culture! Instructor: Prof. Anthony Black TR 9:30-10:45 am “Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that combines science-fiction, history and fantasy to explore the African American experience and aims to connect those …
Professor Christy Clark-Pujara was featured on the L&S Elevate Podcast Live Episode
This episode, focusing on the topic of Activating the Wisconsin Idea: Reclaiming the Narrative, features panelists Dr. Cora Marrett ’68, Former Acting Director of the National Science Foundation, Professor Emerita of Sociology, and member of …