The Committee on African and African-American Studies

The Committee on African and African-American Studies is an interdepartmental and interdivisional body concerned with promoting the study of African and African-American culture and society from prehistoric to contemporary times. The University does not grant a graduate degree in African or African-American Studies and students must be admitted to one of the regular departments or programs. The University of Chicago offers broad opportunities for interdisciplinary and comparative work. Its Divisions of Social Sciences and Humanities and range of interdisciplinary non-Western area programs are among the strongest in the country and are organized on a flexible basis to meet a wide range of student interests. Students seeking a Ph.D. based upon a specialization in African or African-American studies may apply to one of the departments with faculty listed below. Students seeking an A.M. degree based upon a specialization in African or African-American studies may apply to the Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences, the Committee on International Relations, or the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities. The main activities of the Committee on African and African-American Studies are the coordination of graduate studies programs (including opportunities for student teaching in undergraduate courses) and the management of workshops (advanced research seminars) and conferences.

For further information on the committee, contact Jennifer Cole, Chair, Committee on African and African-American Studies; The University of Chicago; 5730 South Woodlawn Ave; Chicago, IL 60637; telephone: (773) 702-4235; fax: (773) 702-0320; e-mail: jcole@uchicago.edu; web page (via Social Sciences Division): http://social-sciences.uchicago.edu.

For further listings of courses with susbtantial content related to race and ethnicity, please see the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture's listing of courses at: http://csrpc.uchicago.edu/resources_courses.shtml