African-American Studies
Minor offered

African-American studies is designed to engage students in critical analysis and intellectual exploration of the African-American presence in the United States. The program recognizes and recalls the contributions of African-Americans and the multiplicity of African-American communities in the United States. The minor in African-American studies considers the diversity among African-Americans and examines the complexities of and interrelations among multiple “minority” identities as we consider gender, sex and sexuality in African-American communities.

This program replaces the United States cultural and ethnic studies minor. Students who previously enrolled in that minor may need to continue meeting its requirements; see the African-American studies coordinator for details.

Minor Requirements
minor consists of six courses from at least three different disciplines. One of the courses must be at the 300 level. Students may also take 200- and 300-level special topics courses on African-American studies. Courses for the minor may be drawn from the following:

Anthopology
230. Introduction to African-American Literature

English
230.  Introduction to African American Literature
255.  African American Drama
272.  Coming Out Stories: African-American Lesbians Speak

Gender and Sexuality Studies
272.  Coming Out Stories: African-American Lesbians Speak
301.  Studies in Masculinities

Global Studies
102.  Race, Culture, Identity

Government
351.  African American Political and Social Thought

History
256.  Slavery and Freedom in the Americas
263.  African American History to 1865
264.  African American History, 1865-present
272.  The New South
273.  Civil Rights Movement
331.  Imagining the South

Performance and Communication Arts
221.  Intercultural Communication
255.  African American Drama

Psychology
215.  Cultural Psychology

Sociology
112.  Inequality
228.  Racial and Ethnic Groups
310.  Slavery, Race and Culture

Minors are also encouraged to participate in St. Lawrence’s off-campus programs at Fisk University, a historically Black college in Nashville, Tennessee. Semester and short-term programs are available at Fisk.

Advisory Board

Peter Joseph Bailey, A.B., New School for Social Research; M.A., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Southern California
Professor of English and Chair of Department

Margaret Kent Bass, B.A., Wilmington; M.Ed., Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State
Associate Dean of the Center for Diversity and Social Justice, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of African American Studies

Andrea J. Nouryeh, B.A., Wisconsin; M.A., Columbia; Ph.D., New York
Associate Professor of Performance and Communication Arts and Co-chair of Department and Coordinator of African Studies

Mary Jane Smith, B.A., Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State
Assistant Professor of History and Coordinator of U.S. Cultural and Ethnic Studies

Mark E. Denaci, B.Ph., Miami University; M.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium); M.A., Case Western Reserve; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts

Evette Hornsby-Minor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., San Diego State
Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies