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About the Program

Pan-African Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers extensive study of the history, cultures, politics and socioeconomic structures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Students develop a comparative perspective in order to understand the rich network of linkages, movements and exchanges among African peoples; the complex geographical and cultural landscapes in which they make their lives; and the interactions among Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, and peoples of African descent. The program teaches students to use diverse historical, political, ethnographic, artistic and literary forms of analysis from the humanities; social and behavioral sciences; and fine arts.

Faculty

• Professor: Lillie Johnson Edwards (Director)
• Assistant Professors: Elias Ortega-Aponte, Mark A. Miller (adjunct)
• Associate Professor: E. Obiri Addo (adjunct)

Programs

• Pan-African Studies Major

• Pan-African Studies Minor

Courses

• PAST 101 - Introduction to Pan-African Studies
• PAST 155 - Peoples of Africa: Cultures and Civilizations
• PAST 201 - Experiential Learning Seminar in Pan African Studies
• PAST 208 - Religions of Africa
• PAST 220 - Pan-African Choral Performance
• PAST 300 - Independent Study in Pan African Studies
• PAST 305 - Selected Topics Pan African Studies
• PAST 400 - Pan African Studies Seminar
• PAST 410 - Specialized Honors I
• PAST 411 - Specialized Honors II

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