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African American Studies at UW-Madison

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Committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience through studies in history, literature, the social sciences, and the arts; the deepest understanding of the complex reality of race in America requires an interdisciplinary approach.

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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Cookies with the Collective is back! SoCo is kicking off the semester with poet and professor Alison C. Rollins for an interactive workshop entitled: "Love of Freedom: Black Fugitivity and the Radical Imagination".
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Professor of African American Studies and current chair of our department, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, will be giving a free, public history lecture on August 20th and August 27th in the Madison area.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
African American Studies alumna, Dr. Crystal Moten, will be giving a free, public history lecture on August 13th and 15th in the Madison area.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We honored our graduates, our Tom Shick awardees, the year’s achievements, and the conclusion of Dr. Thulani Davis’ tenure at UW-Madison last month during our annual End of Year Celebration.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall has published "Worlding Black freedom: unsettling the predicament of domination through fugitive and abolitionist pedagogies" in the Race Ethnicity and Education (Volume 29, Issue 2 (2026)) journal.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In honor of the 250th anniversary of American independence, UW is hosting a free public symposium on the history of Black liberation during the American Revolution. Join us on April 23 to explore stories of people who fled slavery at the nation’s founding.
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Dr. Marcel Strobel @marcelstrobel.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Congratulations to @ethelene-whitmire.bsky.social! Can’t wait to read her new book! 🎉
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This spring semester, the Department of African American Studies will be hosting a new series, "In Dialogue", designed to bring students, faculty, and friends together for conversation and community on interdisciplinary topics within Black studies.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Congratulations to our chair and professor, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, who has been awarded with the 2026 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award!
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Are you curious about how you can implement your knowledge, skills, and networks that you're building in the classroom and transfer them to the Madison community? Now more than ever, we're thinking of how we can partner with others to build more equitable and productive presents and futures.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara joins 72 writers in the University of Illinois Press' "Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of The Midwest" anthology with her essay, "Rachel: Fort Crawford Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin", published in December 2025.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Join us for the 2026 African American Studies Symposium on February 27, from 9-3 at the UW-Madison Memorial Union.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
“We can see the ways in the present that history can provide us context and lessons about how to think about our present," Dr. Max Felker-Kantor shares insights into his research on policing, race, and the carceral state in our Fall 2025 newsletter interview.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Dr. Brittney Edmonds has joined the editorial board for the oldest continuously published journal in Black studies, The Black Scholar, as their Associate Editor.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Thank you to all who pitched in to help our November fundraising efforts for The SoulFolk Collective and SoulFolk Saturday School program! With the help of 118 donors, we raised $31,000.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Mosi Adesina Ifatunji, professor of African American Studies and Sociology, who has been named an Honored Instructor for the Fall 2025 semester through UW Housing. This marks Dr. Ifatunji's third Honored Instructor Award since joining the department and university in 2019.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Professor Alexander Shashko has been named an Honored Instructor for the Fall 2025 semester through UW Housing, a completely student-led award initiative.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
"Pieces of Me: Love and Silence Under Apartheid", a one-woman autobiographical play by Bo Petersen, exposes the emotional cost of living secretly as a mixed-race family under a racist apartheid regime and explores transgenerational trauma.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We are THRILLED to announce that our research lab, The SoulFolk Collective, will be launching a Saturday Freedom School in Spring 2027. This will be a place that is rooted in love, learning, and liberation for our community in Madison, Wisconsin.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Political Science and African American Studies Ph.D. minor student Fawziyah Laguide is currently seeking participants for: "A Research Study Exploring Democracy, Diaspora, Race, Community, and Everyday Life".
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The enslavement of African and African American people is not just a regional legacy within the United States–it is a national legacy.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The Department of African American Studies invites undergraduate and graduate students from any discipline whose work centers or intersects with Black studies and Black people to participate in our 2026 Student Symposium, taking place February 27, 2026.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Are you a graduate student seeking a TA position for the Spring 2026 semester? The Department of African American Studies is hiring:
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara’s "Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island" is currently on view (through 2027) at the John Brown House Museum (Rhode Island Historical Society) in Providence, Rhode Island.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We would like to extend an invitation to join us as we fill Bascom Hill with pink lawn flamingos as a part of Fill the Hill, an annual campus-wide fundraising event held every fall:
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African American Studies - Fill The Hill
Committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience, the Department of African American Studies believes the deepest understanding of the complex reality of race in America requi...
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Dr. Brittney Edmonds, assistant professor of African American Studies, has been awarded the inaugural $50,000 Paul Martin Wolff Center seed grant.
Dr. Brittney Edmonds headshot with text across that reads: "Awarded the Paul Martin Wolff Center Seed Grant".
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall, director of The SoulFolk Collective, and Ph.D. student, Angela Fitzgerald Wald, a research fellow for SoCo, joined the City Cast Madison podcast this week to discuss how SoCo is centering the Black Madison experience. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/2UWo...
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How a New UW Lab is Mapping Black Madisonians' Stories
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Join Professors Henry J. Drewal and Elaine Sullivan for a conversation about displaying African arts in museums.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hear Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara discuss her research on race-based slavery, Black settlement, abolition, and Black rights in the 18th and 19th century Midwest on The Journal of American History podcast.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The Department of African American Studies is hiring! 📣 We are currently seeking graduate students as Readers and Graders for 100-300 level courses.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire's latest book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram", the true story of a queer, Black man living in Europe during 20th century, will be released from Penguin Random House on February 3, 2026.
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire's book cover for "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram" features a large black and white portrait of Reed Peggram, and WWII architecture in photographs collaged behind him.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We're continuing our SoulFolk Collective research fellow spotlights this week by showcasing the work of Ayshea Banes, an incoming M.A. student in African American Studies and incoming Ph.D. student in Curriculum & Instruction.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Calling Black Residents of Madison, WI! 📍We want to hear your stories—how you move through and experience Madison, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This summer, research fellows in The SoulFolk Collective, the first research lab in the Department of African American Studies, are collecting data, imagery, and conducting oral history interviews in the Madison community to further their solution-based research.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Congratulations to Master of Arts student, Forrest Ashworth, on his graduation this spring!
Forrest Ashworth stands in front of University Club Building in cap and gown.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
“If you wanted to understand wealth gaps among African Americans and white Americans, you need to understand history...this doesn’t just come out of nowhere.” — Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara for PBS Wisconsin
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
“Theories on Black politics need a bit more color for this particular moment." — Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson Read more of Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson's thoughts on Black politics in our full interview here: africanamericanstudies.wisc.edu/newsletter/
Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson, political scientist, poses in front of botanical garden scene.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
“Women, especially Black women...live in the shadows of their own theories and contributions. Many people will say ‘I’m a Marxist’ or ‘I’m a Foucauldian’. Scholars who are men get the accolades and schools of thought named after them, but women don’t." — Dr. LaShawn Faith Washington
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Examine the biographies, political ideologies, and activism of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela in AFROAMER671: “Malcolm, Martin, and Mandela” with Dr. Sabrina Thomas this fall. Enrollment open now open for all students.
Malcolm X portraitMartin Luther King Jr. portraitNelson Mandela speaking to a crowd at a podium with his right fist in the air.
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African American Studies at UW-Madison @afamuw.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
2025 marks our 55th anniversary as a department on UW-Madison's campus. In September, we will host a Symposium for our alumni, friends, and current students entitled "Celebrating 55 Years of Scholarship, Leadership, and Activism". Learn more by visiting the link in our bio.
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