Word: afros
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Shortly after he was chosen to be the 26th president of Harvard, Neil L. Rudenstine invited Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr., the chair of the Afro-American studies department, to lunch...
...list is in my top drawer," Gates said Saturday, recounting the story in his opening remarks for the 30th anniversary celebration of Afro-American Studies at Harvard...
...their concentration and point them in the direction of the appropriate building. By all means, keep them away from any grates that might lead to Widener's boiler room. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the end of this week brings thesis deadlines for the lucky folks in several concentrations, including Afro-American studies, classics, history, history of art and architecture, psychology, sociology and social studies. And honestly, we couldn't be happier...
Harvard's excellent Afro-American Studies department serves as an outstanding model of an effective way to study the subject of race and ethnicity in the United States. The department offers courses on Afro-American literature, sociology, political organization, history and philosophy. Implicit in the structure of the concentration is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the unique Afro-American experience. It recognizes that ethnicity should not be viewed only through the lens of a single academic area...
...event was sponsored by the Institute of Politics and was moderated by K. Anthony Appiah, professor of Afro-American studies...