News & Events

News & Announcements

AAAS Affiliate Professor Braxton Shelley Featured in Harvard Magazine

April 15, 2021

In the May-June issue of Harvard Magazine, AAAS Affiliate Professor Braxton Shelley is featured in a "Harvard Portrait" profile. The article can be read on Harvard Magazine's... Read more about AAAS Affiliate Professor Braxton Shelley Featured in Harvard Magazine

AAAS Student McDowell & Professor Johnson Featured in Harvard Magazine

April 15, 2021

In the May-June issue of Harvard Magazine, AAAS Graduate Student Robin McDowell and AAAS Professor Walter Johnson are featured in an article written by Harvard student Che R. Applewhaite ’21, entitled... Read more about AAAS Student McDowell & Professor Johnson Featured in Harvard Magazine

AAAS Grad Student Abiola Featured at Political Violence Workshop

April 15, 2021

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 12:00pm to 2:00pm (Eastern), the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will host a Political Violence Workshop which will feature AAAS Graduate Student Gbemisola Abiola... Read more about AAAS Grad Student Abiola Featured at Political Violence Workshop

AAAS Professor Bruno Carvalho to Moderate ALARI Guest Lecture

April 14, 2021

On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 12:00pm (Eastern), AAAS Professor Bruno Carvalho will moderate a lecture on Afro-Latin American Studies with guest lecturer Professor Paulina Alberto of the University of Michigan entitled... Read more about AAAS Professor Bruno Carvalho to Moderate ALARI Guest Lecture

AAAS Professor Sarah Lewis Featured in Frieze Tribute

April 13, 2021

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Frieze published an article entitled "Tribute to Vision & Justice Project and Founder Sarah Elizabeth Lewis" announcing the Frieze New York 2021 Tribute to honour... Read more about AAAS Professor Sarah Lewis Featured in Frieze Tribute

AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Featured in Gazette

April 12, 2021

On Monday, April 12, 2021, The Harvard Gazette published an article entitled "Recovering the life stories of the Zealy daguerreotype subjects" which features AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.... Read more about AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Featured in Gazette

AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer Releases New Album "Uneasy"

April 12, 2021

On Thursday, April 8, 2021, The New York Times published an article titled "Vijay Iyer’s New Trio Is a Natural Fit. Its Album Is ‘Uneasy.’" featuring AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer and the release... Read more about AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer Releases New Album "Uneasy"

AAAS Affiliate Professor Jarvis Givens Moderates Panel Discussion

April 12, 2021

On Friday, April 23, 2021, at 1:00pm (Eastern) AAAS Affiliate Professor Jarvis Givens will moderate a panel discussion entitled 'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019' as part... Read more about AAAS Affiliate Professor Jarvis Givens Moderates Panel Discussion

AAAS Graduate Student Panashe Chigumadzi Publishes Essay

April 9, 2021

AAAS Graduate Student Panashe Chigumadzi's essay, "Hearing the silence" has been published in the new collection Surfacing: On being black and feminist in South Africa... Read more about AAAS Graduate Student Panashe Chigumadzi Publishes Essay

AAAS Professor Walter Johnson Featured in Harvard Gazette

April 8, 2021

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, AAAS Professor Walter Johnson was featured in an article in The Harvard Gazette entitled "Black identities ‘In the City’". The article reports on... Read more about AAAS Professor Walter Johnson Featured in Harvard Gazette

AAAS commemorated its 50th Anniversary with a 2-day symposium on February 28-29, 2020.

For more infor visit the AAAS50th web page to see photos and videos from the event.

Link to the AAAS 50th Page

Upcoming Events

2021 Apr 20

George B. Hutchinson, 'Eco-tones of African American Literature and the Emergence of Frederick Douglass'

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Date:

Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 4:00pm

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2021 Apr 22

Kate Masur, Virtual Du Bois Lecture

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Date:

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 4:00pm

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2021 Apr 23

Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 3)

11:00am to 12:00pm

History, Memory, and Legacy: Jamaica Kincaid, Rosana Paulino, and Cheryl Finley in Conversation—Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 3)

Renowned writer Jamaica Kincaid and groundbreaking visual artist Rosana Paulino will discuss their explorations of the legacies of slavery in their work. They will be joined in conversation by eminent art historian Cheryl Finley.

This is the third session of Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning...

2021 Apr 23

'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019'

1:00pm to 3:00pm

On Friday, April 23, 2021, at 1:00pm (Eastern) AAAS Affiliate Professor Jarvis Givens will moderate a panel discussion entitled 'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019' as part of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Alumni Fellows Virtual Reading Series. The webinar is free with ... Read more about 'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019'

2021 Apr 23

Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 4)

1:00pm to 2:30pm

This session includes brief talks, followed by a roundtable discussion, by academics and museum professionals who focus on Dutch and American art and history. Speakers will discuss specific objects—ranging from the 17th to the 21st century—that have posed interpretive and museological challenges. They will also present new possibilities for considering the relationship between slavery’s past and present-day racial injustice.

This is the fourth and final session of Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures, presented...

2021 Apr 23

'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019' Panel Discussion

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Date:

Friday, April 23, 2021, 1:00pm

Location:

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News & Events

News & Announcements

AAAS Affiliate Professor Braxton Shelley Featured in Harvard Magazine

AAAS Student McDowell & Professor Johnson Featured in Harvard Magazine

AAAS Grad Student Abiola Featured at Political Violence Workshop

AAAS Professor Bruno Carvalho to Moderate ALARI Guest Lecture

AAAS Professor Sarah Lewis Featured in Frieze Tribute

AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Featured in Gazette

AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer Releases New Album "Uneasy"

AAAS Affiliate Professor Jarvis Givens Moderates Panel Discussion

AAAS Graduate Student Panashe Chigumadzi Publishes Essay

AAAS Professor Walter Johnson Featured in Harvard Gazette

50 Years of African & African American Studies at Harvard

Upcoming Events

George B. Hutchinson, 'Eco-tones of African American Literature and the Emergence of Frederick Douglass'

Date:

Location:

Kate Masur, Virtual Du Bois Lecture

Date:

Location:

Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 3)

'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019'

Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 4)

'Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019' Panel Discussion

Date:

Location:

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