African American Studies at UW-Madison
@afamuw.bsky.social
Committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience through studies in history, literature, the social sciences, and the arts; the deepest understanding of the complex reality of race in America requires an interdisciplinary approach.
Our first "In Dialogue" of the semester, a research talk titled "Black History Education, 1950-1959" will take place on Wednesday, February 18th from 12—1pm with Ziyen Curtis.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Our first "In Dialogue" of the semester, a research talk titled "Black History Education, 1950-1959" will take place on Wednesday, February 18th from 12—1pm with Ziyen Curtis.
Learn more about the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients here: news.wisc.edu/2026-disting...
2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Thirteen UW–Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Learn more about the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients here: news.wisc.edu/2026-disting...
Join Dr. Clark-Pujara in one of her classes on African American history, slavery and capitalism, or slavery and emancipation during the spring or fall semesters here at UW-Madison.
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Join Dr. Clark-Pujara in one of her classes on African American history, slavery and capitalism, or slavery and emancipation during the spring or fall semesters here at UW-Madison.
Dr. Clark-Pujara is a historian of colonial North America and the early American Republic. Her research focuses on the experiences of Black people in French and British North America in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Dr. Clark-Pujara is a historian of colonial North America and the early American Republic. Her research focuses on the experiences of Black people in French and British North America in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Dr. Clark-Pujara joins twelve other faculty members who have been chosen to receive this year’s honor. Commencing in 1953, the Chancellor's Award recognizes some of UW-Madison's finest educators.
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Dr. Clark-Pujara joins twelve other faculty members who have been chosen to receive this year’s honor. Commencing in 1953, the Chancellor's Award recognizes some of UW-Madison's finest educators.
Students will spend at least 25 hours with the Kennedy Heights Community Center while engaging deeply with topics on Black political engagement, resistance, and coalition-building in the classroom.
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Students will spend at least 25 hours with the Kennedy Heights Community Center while engaging deeply with topics on Black political engagement, resistance, and coalition-building in the classroom.
Starting this semester, the Department of African American Studies will be offering our first Community-Based Learning course, AFROAMER271 "Black Urban Regimes in the United States" with Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson.
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Starting this semester, the Department of African American Studies will be offering our first Community-Based Learning course, AFROAMER271 "Black Urban Regimes in the United States" with Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson.
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Lingering Inland
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January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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"Lingering Inland", a work of creative non-fiction, asks how stories on Midwestern places influence or reflect experience.
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"Lingering Inland", a work of creative non-fiction, asks how stories on Midwestern places influence or reflect experience.
Come listen, learn, and be in community with students and scholars shaping urgent and imaginative work.
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Come listen, learn, and be in community with students and scholars shaping urgent and imaginative work.
The day will also feature a keynote and guest speaker, Dr. Austin McCoy, from 1-2pm.
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The day will also feature a keynote and guest speaker, Dr. Austin McCoy, from 1-2pm.
This free, public event brings together 21 student presenters across four panels and one poetry reading, showcasing research, creative work, and critical inquiry in African American Studies.
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This free, public event brings together 21 student presenters across four panels and one poetry reading, showcasing research, creative work, and critical inquiry in African American Studies.
Read our full piece: africanamericanstudies.wisc.edu/2025/11/26/n...
New faculty member studies policing, race, and the carceral state
Dr. Max Felker-Kantor joined the Department of African American Studies as an Associate Professor in fall 2025. Affiliated with the Department of History and the Department of Educational Policy Studi...
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December 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The author of two books, "Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD" (2018) and "DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools" (2024), Dr. Felker-Kantor joined the Department of African American Studies this August.
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The author of two books, "Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD" (2018) and "DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools" (2024), Dr. Felker-Kantor joined the Department of African American Studies this August.
...The Black Scholar’s primary mission has been to chronicle, analyze, and debate the conditions and the emancipatory efforts of Black people, across class, nationality, gender, generation, sexuality, and ideology."—congratulations, Dr. Edmonds.
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
...The Black Scholar’s primary mission has been to chronicle, analyze, and debate the conditions and the emancipatory efforts of Black people, across class, nationality, gender, generation, sexuality, and ideology."—congratulations, Dr. Edmonds.
“Founded on the premise that Black writers, scholars, activists and artists could participate in dialogue within its pages...
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Founded on the premise that Black writers, scholars, activists and artists could participate in dialogue within its pages...
Pictured above from left to right: Ziyen, Jai, Jada, Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall, John, Micah, and Maya—these exceptional undergraduate and graduate students are dedicated to affirming Black students and co-creating Black spaces inside and outside of the classroom.
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Pictured above from left to right: Ziyen, Jai, Jada, Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall, John, Micah, and Maya—these exceptional undergraduate and graduate students are dedicated to affirming Black students and co-creating Black spaces inside and outside of the classroom.