College of Letters & Science
Dr. Melanie Herzog will participate in the panel “Integrity and Bravery: Remembering Elizabeth Catlett” at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, September 14, part of the day-long opening celebration for the exhibition “Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies“. This long-awaited retrospective will travel to the National Gallery and the Art Institute …
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire joined WORT FM this week to speak on artist Herb Gentry, an artist featured in her exhibition, “Nordic Utopia? African American in the 20th Century”. Listen to the full conversation here.
Department of African American Studies chair and professor, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, has been featured in UW–Madison’s “Sift & Winnow” newsletter recognizing her innovative research and article published in the Wisconsin State Journal, entitled “Uncovering Wisconsin’s Black History”. In Clark-Pujara’s piece, she writes: “Black people came to the Midwest by force, coercion, false promises or in …
Network, mingle, and share ideas with peers and faculty at the Ethnic Studies Mixer to get a positive start to your semester: When: September 9th from 1-3 pm Where: Memorial Union – Tripp Commons The Department of African American Studies is co-hosting this event with the Women’s and Gender Studies department. All Ethnic Studies majors, …
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s co-curated exhibition “Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” will be on display at UW–Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art from tomorrow, August 10th until November 10th. The Chazen Museum of Art will be hosting Dr. Whitmire for a Co-Curator Conversation on Friday, September 10th at 10 a.m. to discuss the …
The Department of African American Studies is seeking excellent candidates for an Associate Professor (tenured) position in the area of 20th-century African American History. We are particularly interested in applicants with interests in women’s history and/or internationalism. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching introductory survey courses and advanced courses related to the area …
This summer, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara has been leading a six-week seminar in partnership with Madison’s non-profit organization, the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development. The course, “Slavery and Capitalism”, explores and recognizes the history of forced labor of people of African descent and how those forced contributions developed the U.S. economy. The course allows members …
On July 22nd, Dr. Andrene Wright was featured as a political science expert on Channel 3000’s coverage of Vice President Harris’ roots in Madison. Wright notes: “(Harris) is South Indian, she is African American, she’s Jamaican…she comes with all of these different identities and she also comes with these social networks.” Professor Wright will be …
Assistant Professor Dr. Mosi Ifatunji has published a new article for The American Sociological Association entitled “Toward an Ethnoracial Ontology for the Study of Race and Ethnicity: The Case of African Americans and Black Immigrants in the United States”. Read the full piece here.
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara and department Alumnus, Dr. Rev. Alexander Gee, joined Channel 3000’s “For the Record” segment to discuss the groundbreaking for The Center of Black Excellence and Culture last Friday. The two were joined by Neil Heinen, who serves on Advisory Council for the Center. Watch the full interview and panel discussion here. …