UNC Greensboro’s African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program unites many disciplines from across campus, and that cross-disciplinary work helps students, faculty, and the greater community understand Blackness, within both national and international contexts. This year, the annual conference, the Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and… Continue reading…
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn’s co-edited special issue on First lady Michelle Obama is available on the Women & Language website (Volume 40 Issue 1). This coming Fall, Dr. Glenn will be co-teaching a graduate course (CST 612) on First Lady Michelle Obama with Dr. Elizabeth J. Natalle.
Explore pathways from the spiritual to the metaphysical through the art of AADS professor Dr. Frank Woods and NC’s visual artist, poet, and educator Vandorn Hinnant. This exhibit runs through March 30, 2019 at the Artery Gallery in Greensboro, NC.
Dr. Tara T. Green recently published a book entitled: “Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Television, and Song.” Check out her feature in UNCG’s Research Magazine.
Dr. Omar H. Ali’s recently published article ‘Teaching Africa in World History: Painting Scenes, Performing Stories, Creating Conversation’ demonstrates the performatory approach to teaching African in World History. For a copy of the full article, please email us at aads@uncg.edu. Read the first page.
Professor Michael D. Cauthen recently published an article entitled ‘The Race and Intelligence Debate: An Epistemic Crisis in Method and Substance.” Read the full article.
On Sept. 10, AADS faculty member and Dean of the Lloyd International Honors College, Dr. Omar H. Ali joined Grammy recipient and MacArthur fellow Rhiannon Giddens, and multi-instrumenalist Francensco Turris in a series conversations about the intersections of the African Diaspora and history of Islam. The event was co-sponsored by… Continue reading…
Congratulations to AADS Professor and Dean of Lloyd International Honors College, Dr. Omar H. Ali, recipient of the 2018 Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusiveness in the College of Arts and Sciences. To see the nomination statement and the extent to which Dr. Ali builds diverse and… Continue reading…
Omar H. Ali is Dean of Lloyd International Honors College and Professor of Global and Comparative African Diaspora History at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The African American and Culture Division of the National Communication Association names Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, AADS Program Director, Outstanding Book Chapter Award Recipient.
