A Different Drummer (1962) by William Melvin Kelly This debut novel begins with a mystery. A Black local farmer wakes up one morning, salts his fields, shoots his horse and livestock, and burns his house …
10 tracks that influenced and shaped music scholar Alexander Shashko
Alexander Shashko joined the Department of African American Studies in 2005; he holds an MFA in Post-1865 American History from The University of Michigan and a Bachelors of Arts in History and Political Science from …
Graduating Senior: Rayna Cunningham
Rayna Cunningham | Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology with an African American Studies Certificate Rayna Cunningham has spent her time at UW-Madison as both a scholar and an artist. In her last semester as an …
Ethnic Studies: Levy Hall + 2024 Mixer
To kick off the fall semester, the Department of African American Studies co-hosted an Ethnic Studies mixer event with Gender and Women’s Studies to mingle, mix, and share ideas between the faculty, staff, and students …
Alumni Interview: Evan Wooldridge
Evan Wooldridge joined more than 8,500 UW-Madison seniors in the Kohl Center and Camp Randall when he graduated in May of 2024. In the same month, Wooldridge was selected as a recipient of the Tom …
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s co-curated exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art
Visitors of Madison, Wisconsin’s Chazen Museum of Art discovered artifacts, paintings, photographs, textiles, multimedia, and documentary evidence of African Americans living abroad in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden when they entered the second-floor exhibition, Nordic Utopia? …
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara’s “Dark Work” exhibited at the John Brown House Museum
Professor Christy Clark-Pujara’s Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island is exhibited at the John Brown House Museum through the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. The exhibit will be on …
Thank you: Fill the Hill 2024
The Department of African American Studies extends its gratitude and thanks for all who donated and participated in last week’s Fill the Hill fundraising campaign! 860 Dollars 9 Gifts If you missed the opportunity to …
Save the Date for UW’s Fill the Hill: October 24-25
Learn more about the 2024 Fill the Hill campaign here.
Welcome Lunch: Fall 2024
Thank you to the students, affiliates, faculty, and staff who attended the department’s Welcome Lunch yesterday! This lunch was a great opportunity to recap the first few weeks of the semester together, share research, and …