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  • Joy Rukanzakanza
    Our Students
    Reaching Out
    Joy Rukanzakanza ’19, who is minoring in Africana Studies, is working to improve access to education for young girls in Filabusi, Zimbabwe.
    Read the Magazine Article
  • Lagim Tehi Tuma program participants
    Overseas Opportunity
    'Thinking Together'
    Lagim Tehi Tuma is a unique, seven-week summer Bi-Co fellowship program with the community of Dalun, Ghana,
    Learn More
  • Enid Cook Center
    Student Life
    The Enid Cook '31 Center
    Named in honor of an African-American alumna, the ECC is a residential hall that also houses the Black Cultural Center.
    Learn About the Cook Center
The Africana Studies Program brings a global outlook to the study of Africa and its Diasporas.

Drawing on analytical perspectives from anthropology, economics, education, history, literary studies, political science and sociology, the program focuses on peoples of African descent within the context of increasing globalization and dramatic social, economic and political changes.

Africana Studies extends far beyond the classroom. Students participate in study abroad programs in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Senegal, and Capetown, and take praxis courses to engage in experiential learning in communities closer to home. Their projects often develop into critical and ongoing resources for the whole college community, such as the Black at Bryn Mawr digital archive and A Point of Difference, an exhibit on the experiences of Bryn Mawr students, faculty, and staff from Africa and the African Diaspora.

Africana Studies students also benefit from a wide variety of academic, intellectual, and social resources at Bryn Mawr College, including The Enid Cook '31 Center, and in the surrounding area, such as the unique African American Museum in Philadelphia.

  • To discuss your plan of study, ideas for special projects and summer work, and other aspirations, please contact the program director.
Kamara Simms '19
Researching Black History
Kamara Simms ’19, an Africana Studies minor, wrote about her summer internship experience as a guide with Black Cultural Archives in London.
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Upcoming Event

Sustaining Civil Rights and Human Rights in the Political Now

November 2019 | Bryn Mawr College

Bringing together four audiences:

  • Scholars and students
  • Journalists and opinion makers
  • National and grassroots activists
  • The extended community of Philadelphia and Camden
Linda-Susan Beard, Director of Africana Studies, Associate Professor of English
English House 208
Phone: 
610-526-5318
lbeard@brynmawr.edu
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