Past Events
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May 7End of Year Celebration
Forum Auditorium, Discovery Building
The Department of African American Studies at UW-Madison invites you to join us for our 2026 End of Year Celebration. Taking place the Thursday before graduation, this event will honor our graduating seniors, M.A., and Ph.D. Minor students, recognize the Tom Shick Award recipients, and celebrate faculty achievements all while sharing a meal in community. When: Thursday, …
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Mar 4In Dialogue with Tony DelaRosa — Du Boisian Black-Asian Relationality & Racialization: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Tony DelaRosa
Helen C. White #4207
Join the Department of African American Studies for our ongoing series, In Dialogue, for a lecture and Q&A with Tony DelaRosa, titled “Du Boisian Black-Asian Relationality & Racialization: A Critical Discourse Analysis”. We will be raffling off two copies of DelaRosa’s book, Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools, to all in …
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Feb 272026 Student Symposium
Keynote: Dr. Austin McCoy
Join the Department of African American Studies for our 2026 Student Symposium. Attendance is free and open to the public. Participation is open to students, undergraduate and graduate, of any discipline whose work centers or intersects with Black studies and Black people. When: February 27, 2026 Where: Memorial Union (Tripp Commons) Learn more here.
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Feb 18Black History Education, 1950-1959 — In Dialogue with Ziyen Curtis
Helen C. White #4207
Join M.A. student Ziyen Curtis as they present their research. Ziyen Curtis (she/they) is a doctoral student of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education and masters student in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Global and International Studies, with a specification …
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Dec 4Pieces of Me: Love & Silence Under Apartheid
Van Hise 1418
Join the Departments of African American Studies, African Cultural Studies, Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies, Sociology, The Center for Visual Culture and Performance Studies, and The Havens Wright Center for “Pieces of Me: Love & Silence Under Apartheid: A Play About the Pain of Passing as White”. This event is free and open to the public. When: …
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Nov 17The National Legacy of Slavery: Wisconsin’s History as a Mississippi River State
Madison Central Public Library, Rm 301 & 302 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
The enslavement of African and African American people is not just a regional legacy within the United States–it is a national legacy. Examine Wisconsin’s culpability in the nation’s history of slavery as well as opposition and support among Wisconsinites for the institutions of slavery and discuss how Percival Everett’s James, is in conversation with Wisconsin’s …
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Nov 17“Solidarity Forever: Coalition Building with Communities in Community Engaged Research” — Cookies with the Collective
Dr. Naomi Mae
Black Cultural Center (Red Gym) Learn more.
The SoulFolk Collective and Department of African American Studies invite you to join us for our next Cookies with the Collective interactive workshop on Monday, November 17th. Dr. Naomi Mae will lead the discussion with: “Solidarity Forever: Coalition Building with Communities in Community Engaged Research”—come learn and discuss the research and practice of civic education …
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Nov 14The Politics of Identity: Disinformation and the Mobilization of White Grievances
Dr. Marisa A. Smith
Vilas 5055
Critical Race Theory (CRT) and, more recently, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have become the subject of extensive political attention. Conservative media have particularly portrayed these concepts as evidence of anti-white discrimination, depicting them as pervasive across American society, from education to healthcare and the military. Narratives like these exemplify identity-based disinformation— strategically framed messages …
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Nov 14Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson — IRRPP RACE / ETHNICITY WORKSHOP
University of Illinois Chicago
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Nov 13“My Two Peoples”—Elizabeth Catlett’s Activism in Mexico
Dr. Melanie Herzog will be giving a lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago titled: “My Two Peoples”—Elizabeth Catlett’s Activism in Mexico. Abstract: Elizabeth Catlett forged a powerful artistic practice—merging politically charged printmaking and empathetic sculpture—to champion the lives, struggles, and shared experiences of African American and Mexican communities she called “both my peoples.” When: …