Department of African American Studies

Upcoming Events

A Conversation on Academic Freedom Featuring Dean of the Faculty Gene Jarrett
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Friend Center, 101
How to be a Journalist in an Age of Autocracy
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4:30 pm
Mohammed El-Kurd in Conversation with Naomi Murakawa Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 6:00 pm
Location
Labyrinth Books
Co-Writing Lab
Friday, February 14, 2025, 10:00 am
Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
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Recent News

Aaron Robertson '17 Publishes First Book, "The Black Utopians"
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Written by The Department of African American Studies

Aaron Robertson, a 2017 Certificate recipient in African American Studies, has published his highly acclaimed debut nonfiction book, The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024). The book has been recognized as a New York Times Notable Book, a Washington Post Best…