African-American Workshop Today
Is there a future for African-American Studies on the UCA campus?
That question will be the focus of a roundtable discussion sponsored by the African-American Studies Program at 4 p.m. today in Irby Hall, room 215. The featured speaker is Dr. Isiah Lavender, director of the program and an assistant professor of English. Students are invited to attend and ask questions about the program.
- Dr. Isiah Lavender
UCA offers African-American Studies as a major or minor area of study. The program is housed in the Department of English but classes are spread across the campus. The course of study includes classes in history, literature, music, philosophy, religion, sociology, political science and world languages.
Graduates of the program have an interdisciplinary understanding of the history and cultures of Africa, the effects of colonialism and slavery on the those cultures and African contributions to the United States and Caribbean nations.
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