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Critical RGC Studies 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8144 United StatesWhy Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies?
The African American and African Diaspora Studies program offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum that provides students with an understanding of the historical and contemporary realities of African-descended peoples in the United States and across the diaspora. Students explore Black social movements and race politics, racial ideologies and critical race theory, and the distinctive artistic, literary, cultural practices of African peoples worldwide.
Why Minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies?
A minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies will add depth to your major and program of studies. Six of the eighteen credits in a minor in AFAM may be cross-counted towards another major or minor. Consult your advisor and course catalog before declaring/registering.
Plan Out Your Degree
Sample 4-year plan for the BA in African American and African Diaspora Studies
Semester One
AUx1
Complex Problem
Written Communication and Information Literacy I (W1)
Quantitative Literacy I (Q1)
Habits of Mind
Semester Two
AUx2
Habits of Mind
Written Communication and Information Literacy I
Semester Three
AFAM-200 African Americans in the Diaspora
HIST-208 African-American History: to 1877 and/or LIT-225 African Literature
Habits of Mind
Semester Four
HIST-209 African-American History: 1877 to Present and/or LIT-235 African-American Literature
Habits of Mind
Semester Five
Study Abroad and/or internship
Social Sciences, Global Politics & Policy, Arts & Humanities Electives
Semester Six
CRGC-360 W2
Social Sciences, Global Politics & Policy, Arts & Humanities Electives
Semester Seven
Quantitative Literacy II (Q2)
Social Sciences, Global Politics & Policy, Arts & Humanities Electives
Semester Eight
CRGC-460 Capstone
Announcements
Professor Sybil Roberts Williams is the playwright for “The Black Flute,” a work produced by the IN-Series opera company and made into a film which was screened on the National Mall October 8. “Black Flute” reimagines Mozart’s classic work “Magic Flute” in DC’s historically Black neighborhoods and explores what it means to be young, black, and gifted in today’s world.
Statement in Solidarity with Anti-Racist Efforts from CRGC
The faculty of the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies join with protesters across the world to denounce police brutality and systemic anti-Black violence.
