College of Letters & Science
Broadway star André De Shields will address bachelor’s degree candidates, while John Gottman, one of the most influential psychologists in the country, will address graduate degree candidates. In 2004, Department of Afro-American Studies led the way for Andre de Shields to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the UW–Madison. We nominated him with theatre and drama …
The Department of Afro-American Studies stands in solidarity with the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Asian American Studies Program Response to Anti-Asian Violence: https://asianamerican.wisc.edu/2021/03/17/response-to-anti-asian-violence/ Resources to Support Our APIDA Community: https://diversity.wisc.edu/asian-pacific-islander-desi-american-support-resources/ The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Statement in Response to the Atlanta Shootings: https://news.wisc.edu/statement-in-response-to-atlanta-shootings/
DRAMATIZING HISTORY AND OPERA AS ACTIVISM Led by dramaturg Cori Ellison With composers Jeremy Howard Beck Anthony Davis and Laura Kaminsky; librettists Thulani Davis, Richard Wesley, Stephanie Fleischmann, Kimberly Reed, and Mark Campbell; and memoirist Brian Castner This is a three-part seminar and roundtable occurring on the following dates: Part I: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 …
Studies show Wisconsin often ranks among the worst states for African Americans to make a life. We explore early Black migration to the Midwest, racial relations and African American voting rights. Host: Molly Stentz Guest(s): Christy Clark-Pujara
The UW–Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Present: The 2021 Paul J. Schrag Lecture “The American Influence on Nazi Race Law: Assessing U.S. Responsibility” James Q. Whitman (Yale) Co-sponsored by The Department of Afro-American Studies
Christy Clark-Pujara and Steve Kantrowitz appeared on our local public radio station last Friday to discuss the debate over historical commemoration and the removal of public statues. https://www.wpr.org/debate-over-statues-and-what-we-choose-remember
Statement of Solidarity in Support of George Floyd The Afro-American Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is appalled, outraged and heartbroken by the brutal and senseless murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in our sister state of Minnesota. Unfortunately and sadly, we are not surprised. Mr. Floyd’s murder comes on the heels of the Louisville police shooting …
Congratulations Natasha Cherono! Class of 2020! Natasha Cherono: I am graduating with a Bachelors of Science in African American Studies with a certificate in Gender and Women Studies. I am a part of the Mercile J. Lee Scholarship program: Powers Knapp scholar. After graduation, I plan on taking a gap year. During the gap …