Stories about "African American Studies"
Video: Roots musician Corey Harris ’91 in residence
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 12:00 pm
During his Bates residency, Corey Harris '91 spoke to students in an introductory course on the Francophone world.
Historically Black
Saturday, March 1, 2008 2:13 pm
Spelman and Morehouse colleges offer something that Bates can't — and that's just the point
Mays and King
Friday, February 1, 2008 2:21 pm
Lawrence Carter, presenter of the keynote address for the College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Jan. 21, talked partly about the influence that Benjamin E. Mays ’20 had on the great civil rights leader. “You can see Mays all through King,” said Carter, professor of religion at Morehouse College.
Scientist, panel to discuss DNA testing and identity
Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:05 pm
The Bates College Office of Multicultural Affairs presents a lecture and panel discussion titled "Does Your Identity Fit Your Genes?" at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archive.
Phillips Fellows present international research
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:50 pm
Five students who conducted international research with the support of Phillips Fellowships from Bates present their research in October.
Professor of African-American studies shares spiritual journey
Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:05 pm
Sue Houchins, associate professor of African American, American cultural and women and gender studies at Bates College, will speak Thursday, March. 15, at 161 Wood St., as part of the series "Spiritual Sojourners."
Harvard sociologist discusses African American tradition
Monday, January 29, 2007 2:10 pm
Orlando Patterson, John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University, will give a talk titled "King's Dream, American Realities: Paradoxical Trends in the African-American Condition" Sunday, Feb. 4, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
College offers Between Chaos and Community theme for Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 1, 2007 4:07 pm
Civil rights activist and historian Cleveland Sellers is the keynote speaker for the 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College.
Alumna to read her award-winning fiction at Bates
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:00 am
Award-winning writer Alake Pilgrim, a member of the Bates College Class of 2003, returns to campus for a two-week residency in May that includes reading her short stories, screening a film about immigration and giving a talk about religious identity. These events, cosponsored by the English department and the program in African American Studies, are open to the public free of charge. For more information, call 207-786-8294.
Caribbean-studies scholar to speak
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:00 am
Faith Smith, who teaches Caribbean literature and chairs the African and Afro-American studies department at Brandeis University, gives a lecture titled "Travel and/as Authentication in Caribbean Studies: How to Tell a True West Indian" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., Bates College. The talk, sponsored by the college's African American studies program and the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, is open to the public free of charge. For more information, call 207-753-6933.