Fall

Fall 2021 Undergraduate Course

African American and African Studies Program

AAS 1010 Introduction to African American and African Studies

Listening Party with A.D. Carson

Thursday, September 28th
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Minor 125, reception to follow

V: Illicit: “A mixtap/e/ssay about what it means to be dope. Dope is not only a measure of quality or coolness, it is rooted in the experiences of Black people in the U.S. since its beginnings.”

Dopeness predates this focus on drugs and the people projected as their primary sellers, users, and abusers. It is also about permission and sanctioning.

Meet the Fellows 2023

Spectral Grounds, Black Experimental Film

Chrystel Oloukoï, a current Woodson pre-doctoral fellow, co-curated an online film program featuring "experimental moving image works by Black women and non-binary filmmakers."

National Mall Commissions 6 Artists for Monument Exhibition

Ashon Crawley commissioned as one of six artists to take part in temporary exhibition on the US National Mall

Africa is Country: A new Zion

Robert Trent Vinson published an article in Africa is Country in its Religion and Democracy in Africa series, to be published as a forthcoming edited volume through UVA Press

Cornel West encourages students to 'major in a courageous life.'

Professor Vinson also moderated a conversation with Cornel West which was featured in UVA Today

Move over, monuments: The Mall gets first curated multi-artist exhibit

Ashon Crawley's art exhibition featured in the Washington Post

Beyond Granite: Pulling Together - Ashon Crawley's creates exhibition entitled HOMEGOING on the U.S. National Mall

Ashon Crawley is one of six commissioned artists creating public art exhibitions on the U.S. National Mall.