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 …
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Michael Thornton Retires!
After 30+ years at UW-Madison in the Department of Afro-American Studies, Dr. Michael Thornton is retiring. He leaves with an outstanding record of scholarly achievement, teaching excellence and service to department, the university, and the …
Afro-American Studies Graduation Program
AAS Graduation Program Message From the Chair Dear Graduating Students, Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine addressing our graduating majors, certificate holders and graduate students under these circumstances. I know I …
Statement of Solidarity
In these days of pandemic crisis, the Afro-American Studies Department stands in solidarity and community with Asian and Asian American, people both on and off campus. We abhor the xenophobia that has inaccurately and unfairly blamed these communities for the spread of the current COVID-19 virus. As scholars of …
Job Talk: Are You A Wigsplitter? Contraband Rhetoric And The Web Carceralpreneur
Anthony Black will be giving a job talk entitled Are You A Wigsplitter? Contraband Rhetoric And The Web Carceralpreneur on Friday, April 24 at 1:00 pm. Use the link below to join the talk on BBCollaborate Ultra …
Simon Balto, a former graduate student, was awarded the Nation Endowment for the Humanities 2020-2021 academic grant
Simon Balto, a former graduate student, was awarded the Nation Endowment for the Humanities 2020-2021 academic grant for his project entitled: Racial Framing: Blackfaced Criminals in Jim Crow America. The controversy over early-2019 revelations …
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara will lead a workshop on the Historical Civil Rights Movement on MLK day
Area Youth Getting Ready to Mobilize at MLK Day Youth Call to Service
Bright Ideas 2020: Launch a Black Theater Collective
Bright Ideas are back! Leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and people who are doing interesting things share their bright ideas for 2020 with the Cap Times. Find them posted here throughout the week and in print on …
A Tribute To Professor Teju Olaniyan
For Tejumola Olaniyan: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, Father. Note: This is a very long post. In my moment of grief, I take solace in writing this reflection to process my confusion and sadness. Thank you to …
The Department of Afro-American Studies welcomes 2 new faculty members.
Brittney Michelle Edmonds is an interdisciplinary scholar of 20th and 21st Century African American literature and culture. She researches and specializes in the study of black critical humor after 1968. Her scholarship and her courses …