At The Schomburg: The State of African Studies

The State of African American and African Diaspora Studies:  Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research

At the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in HarlemThursday, January 6, 2011

7:00 p.m.
Tribute to Howard Dodson, retiring Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

7:30-7:45 p.m.
Readings by Ms. Ruby Dee

7:45-9:30 p.m.
Opening Plenary Session: Taking Stock: The Evolution of African American and Africa Diaspora Studies Since the 1960s

Moderator: Howard Dodson, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Panelists: Cathy Cohen, The University of Chicago, Johnnetta Cole, Smithsonian Institution, Vincent Harding, Iliff School of Theology, Maulana Karenga, California State University, Long Beach, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, University of Indiana: Director designate of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

On-site Registration $20, Students: Free with ID

** See attached conference schedule for Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

January 6, 2011
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd,
New York, NY

January 7-8, 2011
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY