Washburn U African American and African Diaspora Studies

Congratulations to our first AAADS minors who are graduating on Saturday! Check out this feature story about the minor in The Ichabod. https://wualumni.org/aaads

New Perspectives: African American and African diaspora studies minor now available - Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation Washburn’s African American and African diaspora studies minor was developed not only from a need, but an expectation brought forward by students and faculty to help address the topics of race, power and privilege.

Thank you! Washburn University's African American and African Diaspora Studies program raised $1555 from 16 gifts and a match donation from the WU Board of Trustees this week as part of the Washburn Day of Giving!

Today is the day to support WU African American and African Diaspora Studies! You can help grow the AAADS minor program by donating to https://washburngivingday.org/aaads. Also, we're excited that the Washburn University board of trustees will match dollar-for-dollar up to $750 to the African American and African Diaspora Studies Program so your contribution will go even further!

We want to raise money during the Feb. 3 Day of Giving for African American and African Diaspora Studies. Help us at https://washburngivingday.org/aaads.

Your donation to African American and African Diaspora Studies will provide students the resources and opportunities to succeed! Join on Feb. 3 and support our growing minor program, https://washburngivingday.org/aaads.

The AAADS minor program is proud to be a part of Washburn University and the great things our students are doing! Make a gift on Feb. 3 during Day of Giving to African American and African Diaspora Studies. Give at https://washburngivingday.org/aaads.

Students in Dr. Sundal’s Peoples and Cultures of Africa course will learn every African country as a fun semester challenge. Test your geographic knowledge using the free online Seterra Map Quiz Game and let us know how you scored! https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3163

Dr. Mary Sundal, AAADS director is attending / AAADS fellows Dr. Jason Miller presenting “Coalition Building Through Inclusive Pedagogy” and Dr. Muffy Walter presenting “Did We Free Minds?: Lessons Learned from Co-facilitating an Anti-Racist Workshop Series for Faculty” See full program schedule for all the Washburn presentations: https://diversity.ku.edu/tilford-presentation-descriptions

On Monday Washburn’s Black Student Union hosted the AAADS minor program at their student club meeting. Many thanks to BSU for helping spread the word about the AAADS minor and upcoming spring 2022 classes!

Looking for a class in the spring that is focused on understanding Race? Check out AD 200 Intro to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies with Professor Duenas in Spring 2022!

Looking for a class in the spring that is focused on Africa and the African diaspora? Check out AN 317 Peoples and Cultures of Africa with Dr. Sundal in Spring 2022!

Looking for classes in the spring that are focused on African Americans and the African diaspora? Check out these three incredible courses at WU in Spring 2022!

Another local Juneteenth event this weekend!

Saturday 6/19 is Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. Join us at these local celebrations!

Check out this talk on May 3 at 7PM by Princeton Religious Studies Professor Judith Weisenfeld on spirituality, psychiatry, and African Americans. Advanced Registration is required, so visit religious studies.ku.edu for the Zoom link.

Looking for an African American and African Diaspora course for Fall 2021? Check out these two courses! Want more information? Email: [email protected].

In AN317 we read The Joys of Motherhood by Nigerian Buchi Emecheta. Emecheta’s novels are jam packed with social justice issues and helped shape our perspectives on the diversity of African peoples and cultures. To learn more about Emecheta’s work visit: http://ow.ly/uXBS50DYybL

We are now reading “So Long a Letter” by Mariama Bâ in AN317 Peoples and Cultures of Africa. Bâ, a Senegalese author and feminist, is featured in the UNESCO Women in History project. Check out her module to learn more! https://en.unesco.org/womeninafrica/mariama-ba-0/soundtrack

Check out the UNESCO Women in African History project to learn about the far-reaching contribution of African women! https://en.unesco.org/womeninafrica/

Join the AN317 Peoples and Cultures of Africa students and read Things Fall Apart, by literary giant Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)—you won’t be disappointed! Things Fall Apart takes place in pre-colonial Nigeria and is one of the most widely read books in modern African literature. Hear what Achebe had to say about his masterpiece in the 2008 PBS Newshour interview, http://ow.ly/QDz150DtChO.

We are just getting started with our semester-long conversation on topics. In AN317 Peoples and Cultures of Africa, Dr. Sundal made us aware of "The Great Green Wall" film - check out the powerful trailer and then join the conversation concerning deforestation and desertification.

The film features Malian musician, Inna Modja, a feminist and climate change activist. She travels to communities in Africa, following a line of newly planted trees, recording music along the way. Learn more about Inna Modja:
http://www.innamodja.com/
https://www.vogue.com/.../meet-inna-modja-activist-and...
https://100women.okayafrica.com/profiles-2020/inna-modja

Now more than ever, and courses are important for critically evaluating our collective role in how we impact cultures around the globe.

THE GREAT GREEN WALL TRAILER A Buena Vista Social Club meets Years of Living Dangerously, renowned Malian singer Inna Modja takes us on a music-driven journey of hope, hardship, and pers...

This semester, the AN317 Peoples and Cultures of Africa students will be reading African literature and listening to African music!

We will post some of what the students are reading and listening to throughout the semester, but we wanted to share with you all a couple of lists for contemporary authors and musicians to kick things off:

Best of 2020: The top books by African writers: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/23/best-of-2020-the-top-books-by-african-writers

Ten African Music Stars to Look Out for in 2021: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55334344

Happy Friday and have a great weekend everyone!
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Ten African music stars to look out for in 2021 Elaine, Fik Fameica and Omah Lay are among the stars who have impressed BBC Africa's music experts.

Looking for an upper-level Social Science GenEd for Spring 2021? There's a few seats in AN317, Peoples and Cultures of Africa! MW 1-2:15pm, Remote-hybrid, CRN: 13296. Email [email protected] with questions.

Check out this cool webinar about hair, "race," and anthropology!

How Hair Reveals the Futility of Race Categories Tina Lasisi is a biological anthropologist and PhD Candidate at Penn State University. Her research helps us better understand human diversity and answer the question: ‘Why did modern variation in human scalp hair evolve?’ How does a closer look at variation in scalp hair texture uncover the com...

Another amazing African American and African Diaspora Studies course in Spring 2021!

Looking for a class for Spring 2021? Check out AN317: Peoples and Cultures of Africa!

Celebrate Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott Week with 9/14-9/18! There will be live tweeting of his films on 9/14, 9/15, and 9/18 with , and a live Zoom interview and QandA with Willmott on 9/17. Join us!

Watch this great webinar featuring Ibram X. Kendi on "How to Be an Antiracist" on Demand Until August 20, 2020! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VyIemUvoEQ

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