Archive: African American Studies

• Georgetown Hosts Conference on Black Cultural Expression

  February 1, 2019

  The Georgetown College Departments of African American Studies and Performing Arts hosted a conference last week on black cultural production and the ways activism engages environments.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Faculty, Performing Arts

• Senior Explores Jewish Identity in Ghana

  January 14, 2019

  Corine Forward (C’19) has always been fascinated by the concept of identity, especially identities that seem mysterious or idiosyncratic to most of the world.
  This interest brought her to one of the most obscure and isolated communities in the world: the Jewish community of Sefwi-Wiaswo, Ghana, which she is studying for a senior thesis.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Center for Jewish Civilization, English, Research, Student, Study Abroad

• New Faculty 2018-2019

  September 5, 2018

  Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them here.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Art & Art History, Computer Science, Economics, Faculty, French, Government, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese

• Moran Celebrates Monk, Discusses Sense of Place

  December 14, 2017

  Jason Moran, Georgetown’s new Distinguished Artist in Residence, gave a lecture and performance last week to celebrate the 100th birthday of jazz legend Thelonious Monk.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Events, Faculty, Performing Arts

• Patterson Heads Up African American Studies Major

  September 6, 2016

  Professor Robert J. Patterson (C’02) has run the African American Studies program since 2013. Now he gets to guide its transition to a full academic department and major.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Alumni, Faculty