CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Past Courses

FALL 2025

AAAS 110, INTRO AFRICAN RELIGIONS, Eziaku Nwokocha, 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR
AAAS 211, AFRICAN MODERNISM, Muvhuti, Tichapera, 4:00 PM- 5:15 PM, MW
AAAS 248, AFRICA AND THE GLOBAL COLD WAR, Osei-Opare, Nana, 10:50 AM- 12:05 PM, TR
AAAS 324, FROM SLAVERY TO HIP HOP,  Baugh, John, 3:00 PM- 5:50 PM, M
AAAS 357, SPIRITS, SCIENCE, & HEALTH, Sainte-Claire, Linsey, 2:30 PM- 3:45 PM, TR
AAAS 510, INTRO TO DIASPORIC STUDIES, Osei-Opare, Nana, 1:00 PM- 3:30 PM, T
AAAS 600, AF & AFAM STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, Bryant, Sherwin

Colloquium Date & Times

• Sep 10 – Hassan Henderson-Lott
• Oct 15 – Danielle King
• Nov 12 – Mariah A-K Bender
• Dec 3 – John Baugh (Kraft 130)
• Jan 21, 2026 – Leslie Hewitt
• Feb 18, 2026 – Linsey Sainte-Claire
• Mar 11, 2026 – Tony Brown
• Apr 15, 2026 – Joseph Ewoodzie

SPRING 2025

AAAS 200KNOWING BLACKNESS: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, Amarilys Estrella, 10:50 AM-12:05 PM, TR
AAAS 223, FREEDOM & STRUGGLE IN MODERN AFRICA, Osei-Opare, Nana, 2:00 PM-3:15 PM, MW
AAAS 225, DYNAMICS OF EMPIRE: PORTUGUESE, AFRICAN, AND BRAZILIAN INTERCONNECTIONS, Olugbuyiro, Ayodeji, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM TR
AAAS 267, INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE, Dunbar, Eve, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, MWF
AAAS 308, BLACK VISUAL CULTURE: FROM "LEMONADE" TO "THEY NOT LIKE US," Gallant, Denva & Young, Olivia, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM, R
AAAS 311, REPRESENTATIONS OF DISABILITY, Young, Olivia, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM, R
AAAS 317, RACE, MEDICINE, & MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Jou, Chin, 4:00 PM-5:15 PM, TR
AAAS 318, JOURNEY TOWARDS JUSTICE: BLACK LIBERATION & THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,  Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth, 2:00 PM-3:15 PM, MW
AAAS 348, CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM IN AFRICA, Cook, David & Bongmba, Elias K., 8:00 AM- 9:15 AM, TR
AAAS 349, BLACK LIFE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, Osei-Opare, Nana, 2:30 PM-3:45 PM, TR
AAAS 355, VOICES OF HAITI, Sainte-Claire, Linsey, 2:00 PM-3:15 PM, WF
AAAS 396, RACE ON TRIAL FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO GEORGE FLOYD, Sibury, James, 2:30 PM-3:45 PM, TR
AAAS 524, COMPARATIVE HISTORIES OF SLAVERY & FREEDOM IN THE ERA OF RACIAL SLAVERY, Bryant, Sherwin, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM, T
AAAS 600,  AF & AFAM STUDIES-COLLOQUIUM

Colloquium Date & Times

Dr. Samuel K. Roberts | Wednesday, 2/12/2025 | 12:00 PM | Fondren Library, Kyle Morrow Room
Dr. Nana Osei-Opare | Wednesday, 3/5/2025 | 12:00 PM | RZR 119
Dr. Khadene Harris | Wednesday, 3/26/2025 | 12:00 PM | RZR 119
Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman | Wednesday, 4/9/2025 | 12:00 PM | RZR 119

FALL 2024

AAAS 204, BLACK ART IN AMERICA, Olivia Young, 1:00PM - 3:29PM R
AAAS 245, RACE, RESISTANCE, & REVOLUTION, Sherwin Bryant, 4:00PM - 5:15PM MW
AAAS 510, INTRO TO DIASPORIC STUDIES, Nana Osei-Opare, 4:00PM - 6:30PM T
AAAS 600, AF & AFAM STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, Jeffrey Fleisher

SPRING 2024
AAAS 200, Introduction to African and African American Studies
AAAS 600, African and African Studies Colliquium
FALL 2023

EDUC 304, Race, Class, Gender in Education, Shelah Crear

FREN 478, The Caribbean in French, Linsey Sainte-Claire

FWIS 181, African American Graphic Novel, David Messmer

HART 204, Black Art in America, Olivia Young

HART 366, Radical Black Thought in Art, Olivia Young

HIST 237, Radicals in the Americas, Laura Correa Ochoa

HIST 354, Race and Ethnicity in Latin America, Laura Correa Ochoa

POLI 341, Race and the Law in the U.S., David Leebron

RELI 111, Intro to African Religions, Elias Bongmba

RELI 328, Religion & Global Poverty, Elias Bongmba

SOCI 309, Race & Ethnic Relations, Craig Considine

SOCI 389, Race, Gender, Class in Film, Jennifer Bratter

SPRING 2023

AAAS 200, Intro to AAAS, TBA

AAAS 600, AF & AFAM Studies Colloquium, Jeffrey Fleisher

ANTH 312, The Archaeology of Africa, Mary Prendergast

ANTH 316, Black Decolonial Feminisms, Amarilys Estrella

FREN 414, Sex & Race- French Atlantic, Jacqueline Couti

FWIS 181, African American Graphic Novel, David Messmer

HART 306, Black Citational Practices, Olivia Young

HIST 111, Race In Early America, James Sidbury

HIST 223, History of Modern Africa, Daniel Domingues

RELI 270, Intro Black Church In The US, Nathanael Homewood

RELI 348, Christianity & Islam In Africa, Elias Bongmba & David Cook

RELI 393, Mutants & Mystics, Jeffrey Kripal

SOCI 305, Race, Space, Place, Shani Evans

SOCI 414, Critical Race Theory, Tony Brown

SWGS 247, Sex, Race, & The City, Brian Riedel

FALL 2022

AAAS 600 , African & African American Studies Colloquium, Jeffrey B. Fleisher

ANTH 419/619, Black Feminist Science Studies, Victoria M. Massie

EDUC 304, Race, Class, Gender in Education, Shelah F. Crear

ENGL 267, Intro to African American Literature, Margarita M. Castroman

FREN 324 / POLI 324 / RELI 476, From Decolonization to Globalization, Philip Wood

FWIS 132, Slavery on Film, James Sidbury

HIST 222, History of Early Africa, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva

HIST 301, Fighting the Slave Trade, James Myers

HIST 525, The Black Freedom Struggle, Caleb McDaniel

RELI 312, MLK and Malcolm X, Nathanael J. Homewood

SOCI 309, Race and Ethnic Relations, Craig M. Considine

SOCI 363, African American-Jewish Relations, Joshua J. Furman

SOCI 389, Race, Gender, Class in Film, Jenifer L. Bratter

SPRING 2022

AAAS 300, Writing Black Lives, Bryan Washington

AAAS 510, Intro to Diasporic Studies, James Sidbury

AAAS 600, African & African American Studies Colloquium, Anthony B. Pinn

FALL 2021

AAAS 200, Intro to African & African American Studies, Alexander X. Byrd

AAAS 600, African & African American Studies Colloquium, Anthony B. Pinn

SPRING 2021

AAAS 300, Writing Black Lives, Bryan Washington

AAAS 600, African & African American Studies Colloquium, Anthony B. Pinn

FALL 2020

AAAS 200, Intro to African & African American Studies, Alexander X. Byrd

AAAS 510, Intro to Diasporic Studies, James Sidbury

AAAS 600, African & African American Studies Colloquium, Anthony B. Pinn