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Abana, Yuxuf A
Lecturer
uxuf@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 304B – The Social Construction of Race: Blackness
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 376 – Global Soccer
Summer 2024
AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories
AFAS 304B – The Social Construction of Race: Blackness
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 376 – Global Soccer
Spring 2024
AFAS 376 – Global Soccer
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories
Bacelar da Silva, Antonio J
Assistant Professor
ajbsilva@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 466 – Racism and Resistance in Latin America
AFAS 566 – Racism and Resistance in Latin America
Summer 2024
AFAS 363 – #Black Lives Matter Across The Americas: Race & Racism in Latin America
Fall 2024
AFAS 363 – #Black Lives Matter Across The Americas: Race & Racism in Latin America
Bowens, Johnny W
Senior Lecturer
jbowens@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
AFAS 222 – African American Studies: A History of Ideas
AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
Spring 2024
AFAS 425 – Environmental Justice/Environmental Racism
AFAS 255 – African American Politics
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
Carter, Bryan
Professor
bryancarter@arizona.edu
Summer 2024
AFAS 377 – Digital Africana Studies: The Harlem Renaissance
AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
AFAS 399 – Independent Study
AFAS 378 – AfroFuturism and Black Speculative Fiction
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
Spring 2024
AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
AFAS 299 – Independent Study
AFAS 299H – Honors Independent Study
AFAS 377 – Digital Africana Studies: The Harlem Renaissance
AFAS 399 – Independent Study
AFAS 399H – Honors Independent Study
AFAS 494 – Practicum
AFAS 499 – Independent Study
AFAS 599 – Independent Study
Fall 2024
AFAS 599 – Independent Study
AFAS 499 – Independent Study
AFAS 299 – Independent Study
AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
Castro, Johnny
Instructor, Africana Studies
illphonix@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance
Summer 2024
AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance
Fall 2024
AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance
Caves, Awndrea S
Lecturer, English
ascaves@arizona.edu
Summer 2024
AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories
AFAS 320 – The African American Slave Narrative: History and Literature
Cushman, Gregory
Associate Professor
gcushman@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 352 – Slavery in Latin America
Daniels, DeAnna
Assistant Professor
ddaniels1@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
Fall 2024
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
Donahue, Jennifer Lynn
Associate Professor of Practice
jenniferdonahue@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 423 – Topics in Caribbean Culture, Literature and Identity
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
Spring 2024
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
AFAS 314 – Caribbean Literature and Culture (West Indies)
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
Summer 2024
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
AFAS 304A – The Social Construction of Race: Whiteness
AFAS 314 – Caribbean Literature and Culture (West Indies)
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 345 – Caribbean Politics
Dotson, Jerome
Assistant Professor
jkdotson@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
AFAS 444 – Rethinking Race and Health in the United States
Fall 2024
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
Gonzalez, Frank
Assistant Professor
fgonzo@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 330 – Minority Groups and American Politics
Spring 2024
AFAS 330 – Minority Groups and American Politics
Ijagbemi, Bayo
Professor of Practice
ijagbemi@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 302 – Africana Studies Research Approaches
AFAS 160A1 – Traditions and Societies of the World - The Africana Experience
AFAS 498 – Senior Capstone
AFAS 498H – Honors Thesis
Summer 2024
AFAS 160A1 – Traditions and Societies of the World - The Africana Experience
AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
AFAS 302 – Africana Studies Research Approaches
Fall 2024
AFAS 160A1 – Traditions and Societies of the World - The Africana Experience
AFAS 302 – Africana Studies Research Approaches
AFAS 498H – Honors Thesis
Kashanipour, RA
Assistant Professor of Practic
rykash@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 352 – Slavery in Latin America
Knisely, Kris
Assistant Professor
knisely@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 373 – US & Francophone Hip-Hop Cultures
Leal, Diego Felipe
Assistant Professor
dflc@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 467 – Race and Ethnic Relations
Nava, Alejandro E
Professor
nava@arizona.edu
Summer 2024
AFAS 335 – Rap, Culture and God
Fall 2024
AFAS 335 – Rap, Culture and God
Spring 2024
AFAS 335 – Rap, Culture and God
Pierce, Mary L
Lecturer
piercem@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 209 – African American History (1440-1877)
AFAS 304A – The Social Construction of Race: Whiteness
Summer 2024
AFAS 209 – African American History (1440-1877)
AFAS 210 – African American History (1865-Present)
Fall 2024
AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories
Sanchez, Tani D
Professor of Practice
tsanchez@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
AFAS 498H – Honors Thesis
Summer 2024
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
Spring 2024
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
W-Charles, Nadia
Assistant Professor
nadiawc@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 150B1 – Contemporary Afro Brazil
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
Fall 2024
AFAS 150B1 – Contemporary Afro Brazil
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies
Wen, Gabby Zhiyu
Graduate Associate, Research
zhiyuwen@arizona.edu
Spring 2024
AFAS 299 – Independent Study
Zenenga, Praise
Department Head
zen08@arizona.edu
Fall 2024
AFAS 400 – African Aesthetics: Pan-African Dance Language of Liberation
AFAS 498 – Senior Capstone
Summer 2024
AFAS 230 – Introduction to African Literature
AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance
AFAS 150B1 – Contemporary Afro Brazil
Spring 2024
AFAS 475 – USA & South Africa: Comparative Historical & Political Perspectives