African American & African Diaspora Studies

Dr. Naurice Frank Woods

Emeritus Faculty

Email: nfwoods@uncg.edu

Dr. Naurice Frank Woods, Jr. continues to teach in the African American & African Diaspora Studies Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, having previously served as Director and a longtime faculty member. He holds a BFA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a MFA from UNCG, and a Ph.D. in Art History from The Union Institute and University. He teaches courses in African American art history, music, film, and popular culture and publishes regularly in these areas. He is also a productive visual artist. Among his books are African American Pioneers in Art, Film, and Music, Race and Racism in Nineteenth-Century Art, and Henry Ossawa Tanner: Art, Faith, Race, and Legacy.