Harvard’s BA in African and African American Studies offers a rigorous exploration of Black cultural, political, and historical contributions across the globe. Students engage with African civilizations, the Atlantic slave trade, contemporary African politics, and African American arts, while participating in original research and fieldwork. The program blends history, sociology, literature, and the arts to illuminate the experiences and voices of African-descended peoples and shape leaders in advocacy, academia, and creative industries.
Documentary film on Harlem Renaissance literature and music
Comparative analysis of African liberation movements
Interactive timeline of civil rights legislation in the U.S.
Afrofuturism and speculative fiction in African American novels
Oral history archive of Boston's Black neighborhoods
Ethnographic study on Black student activism
Visual art exhibit interpreting African tribal motifs
Research on Pan-Africanism in the Caribbean
Digital mapping of transatlantic slave trade routes
Study of Black feminist literary criticism
Podcast on the evolution of African American vernacular
Analysis of racial justice policy frameworks
Collaboration with African cultural institutions for virtual exhibits
Migration narratives of African diaspora families
Deconstructing racial stereotypes in media
Race and environmental justice in urban settings
Art-based interventions for Black mental health advocacy
Comparative theology in African traditional religions and Christianity
Street art as political commentary in post-apartheid South Africa
The politics of hair and identity in African American culture
Explore Black histories and cultures across continents in Harvard's interdisciplinary African and African American Studies program.
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