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Abana, Yuxuf A

Lecturer

uxuf@arizona.edu

Spring 2025

AFAS 376 – Global Soccer
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories

Fall 2024

AFAS 376 – Global Soccer
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 304B – The Social Construction of Race: Blackness
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Bacelar da Silva, Antonio J

Assistant Professor

ajbsilva@arizona.edu

Spring 2025

AFAS 280 – Brazilian Identity: Class, Race, and Citizenship

Fall 2024

AFAS 363 – #Black Lives Matter Across The Americas: Race & Racism in Latin America
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Bowens, Johnny W

Senior Lecturer

jbowens@arizona.edu

Spring 2025

AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies

Fall 2024

AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
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Brokaw, David J

Lecturer

davidbrokaw@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 436 – Civil War and Reconstruction, U.S. 1861-1878
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Carter, Bryan

Professor

bryancarter@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature

Spring 2025

AFAS 160D1 – Introduction to African American Literature
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Castro, Johnny

Instructor, Africana Studies

illphonix@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance

Spring 2025

AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance
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Daniels, DeAnna

Assistant Professor

ddaniels1@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies

Spring 2025

AFAS 303 – Black Womanist Writers
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Donahue, Jennifer Lynn

Associate Professor of Practice

jenniferdonahue@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 423 – Topics in Caribbean Culture, Literature and Identity
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies

Spring 2025

AFAS 310 – Afro-Latin American Literature
AFAS 342 – Writers, Women and the Gods
AFAS 423 – Topics in Caribbean Culture, Literature and Identity
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Dotson, Jerome

Assistant Professor

jkdotson@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema

Spring 2025

AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
AFAS 441 – The History of African American Women from Slavery to Freedom
AFAS 541 – The History of African American Women from Slavery to Freedom
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Gonzalez, Frank

Assistant Professor

fgonzo@arizona.edu

Spring 2025

AFAS 330 – Minority Groups and American Politics

Fall 2024

AFAS 330 – Minority Groups and American Politics
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Ijagbemi, Bayo

Professor of Practice

ijagbemi@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 302 – Africana Studies Research Approaches
AFAS 160A1 – Traditions and Societies of the World - The Africana Experience

Spring 2025

AFAS 160A1 – Traditions and Societies of the World - The Africana Experience
AFAS 302 – Africana Studies Research Approaches
AFAS 482 – African Americans & U.S. Foreign Policy
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Knisely, Kris

Assistant Professor

knisely@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 373 – US & Francophone Hip-Hop Cultures
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manriquez@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 260 – Ethnic and Race Relations in the United States
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nava@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 335 – Rap, Culture and God

Spring 2025

AFAS 335 – Rap, Culture and God
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Pierce, Mary L

Lecturer

piercem@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 306 – African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories

Spring 2025

AFAS 304A – The Social Construction of Race: Whiteness
AFAS 209 – African American History (1440-1877)
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Sanchez, Tani D

Professor of Practice

tsanchez@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema

Spring 2025

AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
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Dr. Nadia W-Charles

W-Charles, Nadia

Assistant Professor

nadiawc@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 150B1 – Contemporary Afro Brazil
AFAS 200 – Introduction to Africana Studies

Spring 2025

AFAS 150B1 – Contemporary Afro Brazil
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Zenenga, Praise

Department Head

zen08@arizona.edu

Fall 2024

AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance

Spring 2025

AFAS 218 – Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance