Africana Studies
M.K. Asante ’04 Receives Langston Hughes Award
Also, his Kwanzaa film earned top honors at Africa World Documentary Film Festival The honors keep coming for author, filmmaker, and professor M.K. Asante ’04. Last week, he received the Langston Hughes Award from the Langston Hughes Society, which promotes awareness and appreciation of the famous African American poet, novelist, and playwright. This week, his [...]
Fourth Annual ACACIA Conference Will Explore Recent African Elections Feb. 27 to March 1
Event is part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest Abroad (ACACIA) will host its fourth annual conference from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. This year’s theme is “Ballots or Bullets: Recent African Elections.” The conference is taking place in [...]
Women and Land in Uganda
Cristina Callagy ’09 writes from Kampala Cristina Callagy ’09 (Hawthorne, N.Y.) is writing a thesis on the empowerment of women in Uganda for departmental honors in her major, anthropology and sociology. It builds on research she did in Uganda between her sophomore and junior years, working with Rexford Ahene, professor of economics and business and [...]
M.K. Asante Jr. ’04 Films ‘The Black Candle,’ Publishes Third Book
Documentary on Kwanzaa will be screened in U.S. and Africa Author and filmmaker M.K. Asante ’04 has created the documentary The Black Candle, which uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience. It traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power movement in the 1960s to the present global, pan-African [...]
Karen Bouldin ’08 Explores Reasons for Cuba’s Economic Revival
International affairs major is working on an honors thesis with John McCartney, professor of government and law Karen Bouldin ’08 (Everett, Wash.) is an international affairs major. She is studying Cuba’s economic organization and development strategy during the 1990’s for her honors thesis. Her thesis adviser is John McCartney, professor of government and law and [...]
George Armah ’08 Completes Two Challenging Independent Studies
Mathematics and computer science dual major explores the technical side of computer graphics A love of video games and a desire to create them led George Armah ’08 (Accra, Ghana) to pursue a B.S. in mathematics and an A.B. in computer science. In the fall semester, he undertook an ambitious independent study in each of [...]
Students Taking Courses All Over the World During Interim Session
Locations include Australia and New Zealand; South Africa; Guatemala; Scandinavia; the Bahamas; Hawaii; and Germany and the Czech Republic More than 150 students are studying in Australia and New Zealand; South Africa; Guatemala; Scandinavia; the Bahamas; Hawaii; and Germany and the Czech Republic during interim session. This is the 30th year in which Lafayette is [...]
The Progression of African American Women Through History
Ashley Gray ’09 provides her perspective on the course, The Black Experience Ashley Gray ’09 (Bethlehem, Pa.) is double-majoring in international affairs and Spanish. During the fall semester, she took the class, The Black Experience, taught by John McCartney, professor of government and law and head of Africana studies. The following is a first-hand account [...]
Students Learn about The Black Experience
Course taught by John McCartney, professor of government and law, focuses on contributions of Africans and African Americans to humanity worldwide The Black Experience, taught in the fall by John McCartney, professor of government and law and head of Africana studies, allowed students to analyze the dynamics of the African American experience and compare and [...]
Kenyan Native Hosts Public Forum on Issue of Liberty in Africa
‘An Africanist’s View of Liberty and Liberation’ will be Sept. 13 Wanjiru Ngige, a London lawyer who is a native of Kenya, will host a public roundtable discussion, “An Africanist’s View of Liberty and Liberation,” 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. While on campus, Ngige will also conduct [...]
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