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7. Up to one course (may be two half-credit
courses) that focuses on participatory cultural
aspects of Africa or the Diaspora.
8. Up to one course of faculty-supervised internship
in an Africana organization or an organization
that significantly services Africana people
or an Africana community, or on communitybased
research in which the student’s project
focuses on an Africana community. The student
must write a paper analyzing their experiences in
this internship or produce a research paper or
project.
Africana Studies majors are encouraged to fulfill
their Foreign Language Requirement in a language
of Africa or the African Diaspora, e.g., Swahili,
Arabic, or one that will assist work in areas of
Africa or the Diaspora, e.g., French, Portuguese.
Majors in Africana Studies may take up to five
courses that are also counted towards another
major. Up to four courses may be transferred from
other institutions (e.g. non-Tufts programs abroad).
At least three courses of the major must be at the
100-level. Up to two courses of independent study
(including senior honors thesis) may be counted
towards the major. Courses with grades lower than
C- will not be accepted towards the major. The
foregoing is a minimal program. For many purposes
further preparation involving additional language
and additional 100-level courses is needed.
Africana Studies Minor
The Africana Studies Minor requires six disciplinary
and interdisciplinary courses drawn from African
studies, African diaspora studies, African American
studies, and courses focused on comparative studies
or topics relevant to Africana studies. Of these six
courses, four are core courses and two are electives.
1. Four core courses as outlined for the major.
2. Two elective courses drawn from any two of the
elective options for the major.
Students are encouraged to declare their interest in
an Africana Studies minor not later than the
beginning of their senior year. One elective may
be an independent study course (including senior
honors thesis); three courses may be counted
towards a major; normally up to two courses may
be transferred from other institutions. At least one
course of the minor must be at the 100-level.
Courses with grades lower than C- will not be
accepted towards the minor.
For more detailed information, please visit the
website http://ase.tufts.edu/africanastudies/.
American Studies
DIRECTOR:
Professor Lisa Lowe, English
FACULTY:
Professor Pawan Dhingra, Sociology
Professor Deborah Pacini Hernandez, Anthropology
Professor Frances Sze-Ling Chew, Biology
Associate Professor Heather Curtis, Religion
Associate Professor Christina Sharpe, English
Associate Professor Sarah Sobieraj, Sociology
Associate Professor Greg Thomas, English
Associate Professor Sabina Vaught, Education
Associate Professor Adriana Zavala, Art and Art History
Assistant Professor Linda Sprague Martinez,
Community Health
Assistant Professor Natalie Masuoka, Political Science
Assistant Professor Noe Montez, Drama and Dance
Assistant Professor Stephan Pennington, Music
Assistant Professor Cora Roelofs, Community Health
Assistant Professor Ichiro Takayoshi, English
Assistant Professor Monica White Ndounou, Drama
and Dance
Senior Lecturer Jean Wu, American Studies
Lecturer Thomas Chen, American Studies
Lecturer Steven D. Cohen, Education
Lecturer John F. Hodgman, American Studies/
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Lecturer Ronna Johnson, English/American Studies
Lecturer Joan Lester, American Studies
Lecturer Nancy Wilson, Jonathan M. Tisch College of
Citizenship and Public Service
Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton, Drama
and Dance
American Studies is an interdisciplinary endeavor
that analyzes the United States in relation to its
global contexts from its foundations up to the
present. The intellectual signature of Tufts’
American Studies Program is its emphasis on how
the intersecting dynamics of race, ethnicity, class
and gender produce dissimilar “American” experiences
for individuals and groups, and how political,
economic and social systems shape crucial public
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