African and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Brochure

African & African Diaspora Studies About Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is Miami-Dade County’s first public, four-year research

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university. With more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty members, and more than

• Representations of Africa and Africans in Film

135,000 alumni, FIU is recognized as one of the 25 largest universities in the country based

• Health Issues in the African World

on enrollment. FIU offers more than 200 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in

• Comparative U.S./South African History • Cold War and Civil Rights

its colleges and schools. Recently, the university has achieved several notable milestones,

• Seminar in African Development

including the establishment of South Florida’s only public College of Medicine, and the

• U.S.-Haiti Relations

accreditation of its College of Law.

• Literature of the Black Atlantic • Diasporas, Migration and Globalization • Comparative Analysis of Race and Ethnicity

About the College of Arts & Sciences

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As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts & Sciences plays a vital

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African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, FL 33199

School of International and Public Affairs

Phone: 305-348-6860 Fax: 305-348-3270 Email: africana@fiu.edu

http://africana.fiu.edu

For general information, visit www.fiu.edu Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution.

For more information about online programs offered by the School of International and Public Affairs, please visit http://international.fiu.edu.

role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The

• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Psychology

college provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and

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engaged citizens in a global society.

• Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective

Faculty

About the School of International and Public Affairs

AADS core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globally-oriented scholars with

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) brings together many of FIU’s

specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law

internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and

and social justice, health sciences, education and international business. For a complete list of

innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st Century. SIPA includes

AADS faculty, please visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural

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Studies, Public Administration and Criminal Justice. The school also houses many of the

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university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs

African & African Diaspora Studies, FIU and the School of International and Public Affairs together offer students studying Africa and the African diaspora a wide range of seminars, lecture series and other programs of interest.

About African & African Diaspora Studies

Graduate Degree Programs

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and International Relations

Proposed Graduate Degree Program Pending Approval

African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and

Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies

The combined M.A./Ph.D. in AADS and International Relations allows students to pursue

Public Affairs (SIPA) in Florida International University’s College of Arts & Sciences. AADS is one

This two-year M.A. degree prepares students to develop and use theoretical, analytical,

two graduate degrees at the same time. By taking core requirements from both AADS and

M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Global & Sociocultural Studies (Coming in 2011)

of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa

and methodological approaches to critical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in black

International Relations, students will develop expertise in the methods and theories of both

and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora throughout the world.

communities around the globe. Students study topics as diverse as development and

areas. Required courses include Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations,

The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas and

underdevelopment; technology; religious practices; environmental policies; health and wellness;

Political Economy of International Relations, and African & African Diaspora Studies Theory.

active outreach programs. AADS sponsors the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. Recent

questions of self-determination and mutual cooperation; and all aspects of aesthetic and

Students will be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation that combines expertise in the field of

lecturers have included John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Kaunda, Colin Palmer, Hilary Beckles

creative expression, including film, literature and material culture. Many AADS students take the

International Relations with a deep knowledge of issues relevant to the African diaspora. This

and Angela Davis. In addition, the program hosts the annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture and

opportunity to understand and confront the unique socioeconomic problems facing communities

combined program is ideal for doctoral students who want to begin with a firm grounding in a

organizes a series of lectures each semester. AADS also sponsors a regular interdisciplinary

of Africa and the African diaspora. Research projects for the M.A. seek to create new knowledge

multidisciplinary approach to the human sciences while pursuing a Ph.D. in a well-established

colloquium in which both visiting scholars and FIU faculty can present their work. AADS’

through close study of relevant communities and disseminate this knowledge to the various

field of inquiry. The International Relations program at FIU is particularly strong in the areas of

collaboration with other SIPA units makes it possible for students to find an event of interest

constituencies we serve, both academic and non-academic.

Latin America, Central Africa, the Caribbean and Haiti. Students in this program will be trained

almost any day of the week.

The degree can lead to professional positions in a range of areas, including international

for employment in academia, diplomacy, government, security and public affairs, especially as

— Ava Purkiss, MA ’09

diasporic and global perspectives, students can pursue research on these themes through a variety of theoretical approaches and by utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program will allow students to specialize in the field of African & African Diaspora Studies for the M.A. degree while pursuing an interdisciplinary doctorate in Global & Sociocultural Studies with a designated major in anthropology,

For more details on this program, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

It also prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level.

requirements for both.

descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Atlantic History

their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater

FIU’s Department of History has long offered one of the first doctorates focused on the history

understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African

of the Atlantic world. The Ph.D. is designed around a curriculum emphasizing the comparative

and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal and socioeconomic

framework of the Atlantic experience, while reflecting the vitality of a cross-disciplinary

diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally

approach. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program trains students within the discipline of Atlantic

and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which communities and individuals have

History while giving them full area studies expertise in African & African Diaspora Studies in

developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent

order to help them in seeking careers with an international focus in today’s global cultural and

visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

inequalities, migrations and diasporas, and nature-society. Utilizing comparative, transnational,

Students should apply to both programs at the same time and must meet admissions

credits) and a graduate certificate (18 credits). The certificate programs provide students with the

Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally. For more information, please

on three overlapping themes, all of them highly relevant to AADS students: identities and

contexts; race, social and public policy; public administration; journalism and other fields.

AADS offers an undergraduate certificate (15 credits), a fully online undergraduate certificate (15

courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on African Americans, Continental

with cross-disciplinary theorizing and research. This innovative Ph.D. program focuses

geography or sociology.

organizations; multicultural curriculum development and teaching and other educational

political, economic and social oppression. The programs offer students the flexibility to choose

opportunity to integrate the disciplinary approaches of anthropology, geography and sociology

U.S. engagement with Africa and its diaspora expands during the next decade.

Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs

opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural and historical experiences of people of African

“I was attracted to the African & African Diaspora Studies program because of its interdisciplinary structure…The AADS program provided me with a comprehensive education of the Diaspora, while enabling me to hone my specific research focus on African American domestic workers.”

The Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies provides graduate students a unique

For more information about any of our current graduate programs, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

intellectual environment. In tandem, these two programs offer students an unusually close fit and remarkably beneficial synthesis in interdisciplinary approaches to both the history of the Atlantic world and the African diasporic experience so central to the making of that world.

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs

African & African Diaspora Studies, FIU and the School of International and Public Affairs together offer students studying Africa and the African diaspora a wide range of seminars, lecture series and other programs of interest.

About African & African Diaspora Studies

Graduate Degree Programs

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and International Relations

Proposed Graduate Degree Program Pending Approval

African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and

Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies

The combined M.A./Ph.D. in AADS and International Relations allows students to pursue

Public Affairs (SIPA) in Florida International University’s College of Arts & Sciences. AADS is one

This two-year M.A. degree prepares students to develop and use theoretical, analytical,

two graduate degrees at the same time. By taking core requirements from both AADS and

M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Global & Sociocultural Studies (Coming in 2011)

of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa

and methodological approaches to critical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in black

International Relations, students will develop expertise in the methods and theories of both

and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora throughout the world.

communities around the globe. Students study topics as diverse as development and

areas. Required courses include Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations,

The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas and

underdevelopment; technology; religious practices; environmental policies; health and wellness;

Political Economy of International Relations, and African & African Diaspora Studies Theory.

active outreach programs. AADS sponsors the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. Recent

questions of self-determination and mutual cooperation; and all aspects of aesthetic and

Students will be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation that combines expertise in the field of

lecturers have included John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Kaunda, Colin Palmer, Hilary Beckles

creative expression, including film, literature and material culture. Many AADS students take the

International Relations with a deep knowledge of issues relevant to the African diaspora. This

and Angela Davis. In addition, the program hosts the annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture and

opportunity to understand and confront the unique socioeconomic problems facing communities

combined program is ideal for doctoral students who want to begin with a firm grounding in a

organizes a series of lectures each semester. AADS also sponsors a regular interdisciplinary

of Africa and the African diaspora. Research projects for the M.A. seek to create new knowledge

multidisciplinary approach to the human sciences while pursuing a Ph.D. in a well-established

colloquium in which both visiting scholars and FIU faculty can present their work. AADS’

through close study of relevant communities and disseminate this knowledge to the various

field of inquiry. The International Relations program at FIU is particularly strong in the areas of

collaboration with other SIPA units makes it possible for students to find an event of interest

constituencies we serve, both academic and non-academic.

Latin America, Central Africa, the Caribbean and Haiti. Students in this program will be trained

almost any day of the week.

The degree can lead to professional positions in a range of areas, including international

for employment in academia, diplomacy, government, security and public affairs, especially as

— Ava Purkiss, MA ’09

diasporic and global perspectives, students can pursue research on these themes through a variety of theoretical approaches and by utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program will allow students to specialize in the field of African & African Diaspora Studies for the M.A. degree while pursuing an interdisciplinary doctorate in Global & Sociocultural Studies with a designated major in anthropology,

For more details on this program, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

It also prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level.

requirements for both.

descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Atlantic History

their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater

FIU’s Department of History has long offered one of the first doctorates focused on the history

understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African

of the Atlantic world. The Ph.D. is designed around a curriculum emphasizing the comparative

and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal and socioeconomic

framework of the Atlantic experience, while reflecting the vitality of a cross-disciplinary

diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally

approach. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program trains students within the discipline of Atlantic

and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which communities and individuals have

History while giving them full area studies expertise in African & African Diaspora Studies in

developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent

order to help them in seeking careers with an international focus in today’s global cultural and

visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

inequalities, migrations and diasporas, and nature-society. Utilizing comparative, transnational,

Students should apply to both programs at the same time and must meet admissions

credits) and a graduate certificate (18 credits). The certificate programs provide students with the

Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally. For more information, please

on three overlapping themes, all of them highly relevant to AADS students: identities and

contexts; race, social and public policy; public administration; journalism and other fields.

AADS offers an undergraduate certificate (15 credits), a fully online undergraduate certificate (15

courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on African Americans, Continental

with cross-disciplinary theorizing and research. This innovative Ph.D. program focuses

geography or sociology.

organizations; multicultural curriculum development and teaching and other educational

political, economic and social oppression. The programs offer students the flexibility to choose

opportunity to integrate the disciplinary approaches of anthropology, geography and sociology

U.S. engagement with Africa and its diaspora expands during the next decade.

Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs

opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural and historical experiences of people of African

“I was attracted to the African & African Diaspora Studies program because of its interdisciplinary structure…The AADS program provided me with a comprehensive education of the Diaspora, while enabling me to hone my specific research focus on African American domestic workers.”

The Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies provides graduate students a unique

For more information about any of our current graduate programs, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

intellectual environment. In tandem, these two programs offer students an unusually close fit and remarkably beneficial synthesis in interdisciplinary approaches to both the history of the Atlantic world and the African diasporic experience so central to the making of that world.

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs

African & African Diaspora Studies, FIU and the School of International and Public Affairs together offer students studying Africa and the African diaspora a wide range of seminars, lecture series and other programs of interest.

About African & African Diaspora Studies

Graduate Degree Programs

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and International Relations

Proposed Graduate Degree Program Pending Approval

African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and

Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies

The combined M.A./Ph.D. in AADS and International Relations allows students to pursue

Public Affairs (SIPA) in Florida International University’s College of Arts & Sciences. AADS is one

This two-year M.A. degree prepares students to develop and use theoretical, analytical,

two graduate degrees at the same time. By taking core requirements from both AADS and

M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Global & Sociocultural Studies (Coming in 2011)

of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa

and methodological approaches to critical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in black

International Relations, students will develop expertise in the methods and theories of both

and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora throughout the world.

communities around the globe. Students study topics as diverse as development and

areas. Required courses include Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations,

The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas and

underdevelopment; technology; religious practices; environmental policies; health and wellness;

Political Economy of International Relations, and African & African Diaspora Studies Theory.

active outreach programs. AADS sponsors the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. Recent

questions of self-determination and mutual cooperation; and all aspects of aesthetic and

Students will be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation that combines expertise in the field of

lecturers have included John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Kaunda, Colin Palmer, Hilary Beckles

creative expression, including film, literature and material culture. Many AADS students take the

International Relations with a deep knowledge of issues relevant to the African diaspora. This

and Angela Davis. In addition, the program hosts the annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture and

opportunity to understand and confront the unique socioeconomic problems facing communities

combined program is ideal for doctoral students who want to begin with a firm grounding in a

organizes a series of lectures each semester. AADS also sponsors a regular interdisciplinary

of Africa and the African diaspora. Research projects for the M.A. seek to create new knowledge

multidisciplinary approach to the human sciences while pursuing a Ph.D. in a well-established

colloquium in which both visiting scholars and FIU faculty can present their work. AADS’

through close study of relevant communities and disseminate this knowledge to the various

field of inquiry. The International Relations program at FIU is particularly strong in the areas of

collaboration with other SIPA units makes it possible for students to find an event of interest

constituencies we serve, both academic and non-academic.

Latin America, Central Africa, the Caribbean and Haiti. Students in this program will be trained

almost any day of the week.

The degree can lead to professional positions in a range of areas, including international

for employment in academia, diplomacy, government, security and public affairs, especially as

— Ava Purkiss, MA ’09

diasporic and global perspectives, students can pursue research on these themes through a variety of theoretical approaches and by utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program will allow students to specialize in the field of African & African Diaspora Studies for the M.A. degree while pursuing an interdisciplinary doctorate in Global & Sociocultural Studies with a designated major in anthropology,

For more details on this program, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

It also prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level.

requirements for both.

descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Atlantic History

their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater

FIU’s Department of History has long offered one of the first doctorates focused on the history

understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African

of the Atlantic world. The Ph.D. is designed around a curriculum emphasizing the comparative

and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal and socioeconomic

framework of the Atlantic experience, while reflecting the vitality of a cross-disciplinary

diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally

approach. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program trains students within the discipline of Atlantic

and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which communities and individuals have

History while giving them full area studies expertise in African & African Diaspora Studies in

developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent

order to help them in seeking careers with an international focus in today’s global cultural and

visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

inequalities, migrations and diasporas, and nature-society. Utilizing comparative, transnational,

Students should apply to both programs at the same time and must meet admissions

credits) and a graduate certificate (18 credits). The certificate programs provide students with the

Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally. For more information, please

on three overlapping themes, all of them highly relevant to AADS students: identities and

contexts; race, social and public policy; public administration; journalism and other fields.

AADS offers an undergraduate certificate (15 credits), a fully online undergraduate certificate (15

courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on African Americans, Continental

with cross-disciplinary theorizing and research. This innovative Ph.D. program focuses

geography or sociology.

organizations; multicultural curriculum development and teaching and other educational

political, economic and social oppression. The programs offer students the flexibility to choose

opportunity to integrate the disciplinary approaches of anthropology, geography and sociology

U.S. engagement with Africa and its diaspora expands during the next decade.

Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs

opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural and historical experiences of people of African

“I was attracted to the African & African Diaspora Studies program because of its interdisciplinary structure…The AADS program provided me with a comprehensive education of the Diaspora, while enabling me to hone my specific research focus on African American domestic workers.”

The Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies provides graduate students a unique

For more information about any of our current graduate programs, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

intellectual environment. In tandem, these two programs offer students an unusually close fit and remarkably beneficial synthesis in interdisciplinary approaches to both the history of the Atlantic world and the African diasporic experience so central to the making of that world.

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs

African & African Diaspora Studies, FIU and the School of International and Public Affairs together offer students studying Africa and the African diaspora a wide range of seminars, lecture series and other programs of interest.

About African & African Diaspora Studies

Graduate Degree Programs

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and International Relations

Proposed Graduate Degree Program Pending Approval

African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and

Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies

The combined M.A./Ph.D. in AADS and International Relations allows students to pursue

Public Affairs (SIPA) in Florida International University’s College of Arts & Sciences. AADS is one

This two-year M.A. degree prepares students to develop and use theoretical, analytical,

two graduate degrees at the same time. By taking core requirements from both AADS and

M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Global & Sociocultural Studies (Coming in 2011)

of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa

and methodological approaches to critical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in black

International Relations, students will develop expertise in the methods and theories of both

and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora throughout the world.

communities around the globe. Students study topics as diverse as development and

areas. Required courses include Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations,

The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas and

underdevelopment; technology; religious practices; environmental policies; health and wellness;

Political Economy of International Relations, and African & African Diaspora Studies Theory.

active outreach programs. AADS sponsors the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. Recent

questions of self-determination and mutual cooperation; and all aspects of aesthetic and

Students will be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation that combines expertise in the field of

lecturers have included John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Kaunda, Colin Palmer, Hilary Beckles

creative expression, including film, literature and material culture. Many AADS students take the

International Relations with a deep knowledge of issues relevant to the African diaspora. This

and Angela Davis. In addition, the program hosts the annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture and

opportunity to understand and confront the unique socioeconomic problems facing communities

combined program is ideal for doctoral students who want to begin with a firm grounding in a

organizes a series of lectures each semester. AADS also sponsors a regular interdisciplinary

of Africa and the African diaspora. Research projects for the M.A. seek to create new knowledge

multidisciplinary approach to the human sciences while pursuing a Ph.D. in a well-established

colloquium in which both visiting scholars and FIU faculty can present their work. AADS’

through close study of relevant communities and disseminate this knowledge to the various

field of inquiry. The International Relations program at FIU is particularly strong in the areas of

collaboration with other SIPA units makes it possible for students to find an event of interest

constituencies we serve, both academic and non-academic.

Latin America, Central Africa, the Caribbean and Haiti. Students in this program will be trained

almost any day of the week.

The degree can lead to professional positions in a range of areas, including international

for employment in academia, diplomacy, government, security and public affairs, especially as

— Ava Purkiss, MA ’09

diasporic and global perspectives, students can pursue research on these themes through a variety of theoretical approaches and by utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program will allow students to specialize in the field of African & African Diaspora Studies for the M.A. degree while pursuing an interdisciplinary doctorate in Global & Sociocultural Studies with a designated major in anthropology,

For more details on this program, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

It also prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level.

requirements for both.

descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Atlantic History

their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater

FIU’s Department of History has long offered one of the first doctorates focused on the history

understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African

of the Atlantic world. The Ph.D. is designed around a curriculum emphasizing the comparative

and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal and socioeconomic

framework of the Atlantic experience, while reflecting the vitality of a cross-disciplinary

diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally

approach. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program trains students within the discipline of Atlantic

and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which communities and individuals have

History while giving them full area studies expertise in African & African Diaspora Studies in

developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent

order to help them in seeking careers with an international focus in today’s global cultural and

visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

inequalities, migrations and diasporas, and nature-society. Utilizing comparative, transnational,

Students should apply to both programs at the same time and must meet admissions

credits) and a graduate certificate (18 credits). The certificate programs provide students with the

Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally. For more information, please

on three overlapping themes, all of them highly relevant to AADS students: identities and

contexts; race, social and public policy; public administration; journalism and other fields.

AADS offers an undergraduate certificate (15 credits), a fully online undergraduate certificate (15

courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on African Americans, Continental

with cross-disciplinary theorizing and research. This innovative Ph.D. program focuses

geography or sociology.

organizations; multicultural curriculum development and teaching and other educational

political, economic and social oppression. The programs offer students the flexibility to choose

opportunity to integrate the disciplinary approaches of anthropology, geography and sociology

U.S. engagement with Africa and its diaspora expands during the next decade.

Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs

opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural and historical experiences of people of African

“I was attracted to the African & African Diaspora Studies program because of its interdisciplinary structure…The AADS program provided me with a comprehensive education of the Diaspora, while enabling me to hone my specific research focus on African American domestic workers.”

The Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies provides graduate students a unique

For more information about any of our current graduate programs, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

intellectual environment. In tandem, these two programs offer students an unusually close fit and remarkably beneficial synthesis in interdisciplinary approaches to both the history of the Atlantic world and the African diasporic experience so central to the making of that world.

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs

African & African Diaspora Studies, FIU and the School of International and Public Affairs together offer students studying Africa and the African diaspora a wide range of seminars, lecture series and other programs of interest.

About African & African Diaspora Studies

Graduate Degree Programs

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and International Relations

Proposed Graduate Degree Program Pending Approval

African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and

Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies

The combined M.A./Ph.D. in AADS and International Relations allows students to pursue

Public Affairs (SIPA) in Florida International University’s College of Arts & Sciences. AADS is one

This two-year M.A. degree prepares students to develop and use theoretical, analytical,

two graduate degrees at the same time. By taking core requirements from both AADS and

M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Global & Sociocultural Studies (Coming in 2011)

of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa

and methodological approaches to critical issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in black

International Relations, students will develop expertise in the methods and theories of both

and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora throughout the world.

communities around the globe. Students study topics as diverse as development and

areas. Required courses include Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations,

The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas and

underdevelopment; technology; religious practices; environmental policies; health and wellness;

Political Economy of International Relations, and African & African Diaspora Studies Theory.

active outreach programs. AADS sponsors the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. Recent

questions of self-determination and mutual cooperation; and all aspects of aesthetic and

Students will be able to write a Ph.D. dissertation that combines expertise in the field of

lecturers have included John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Kaunda, Colin Palmer, Hilary Beckles

creative expression, including film, literature and material culture. Many AADS students take the

International Relations with a deep knowledge of issues relevant to the African diaspora. This

and Angela Davis. In addition, the program hosts the annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture and

opportunity to understand and confront the unique socioeconomic problems facing communities

combined program is ideal for doctoral students who want to begin with a firm grounding in a

organizes a series of lectures each semester. AADS also sponsors a regular interdisciplinary

of Africa and the African diaspora. Research projects for the M.A. seek to create new knowledge

multidisciplinary approach to the human sciences while pursuing a Ph.D. in a well-established

colloquium in which both visiting scholars and FIU faculty can present their work. AADS’

through close study of relevant communities and disseminate this knowledge to the various

field of inquiry. The International Relations program at FIU is particularly strong in the areas of

collaboration with other SIPA units makes it possible for students to find an event of interest

constituencies we serve, both academic and non-academic.

Latin America, Central Africa, the Caribbean and Haiti. Students in this program will be trained

almost any day of the week.

The degree can lead to professional positions in a range of areas, including international

for employment in academia, diplomacy, government, security and public affairs, especially as

— Ava Purkiss, MA ’09

diasporic and global perspectives, students can pursue research on these themes through a variety of theoretical approaches and by utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program will allow students to specialize in the field of African & African Diaspora Studies for the M.A. degree while pursuing an interdisciplinary doctorate in Global & Sociocultural Studies with a designated major in anthropology,

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It also prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level.

requirements for both.

descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in

Combined M.A./Ph.D. in African & African Diaspora Studies and Atlantic History

their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater

FIU’s Department of History has long offered one of the first doctorates focused on the history

understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African

of the Atlantic world. The Ph.D. is designed around a curriculum emphasizing the comparative

and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal and socioeconomic

framework of the Atlantic experience, while reflecting the vitality of a cross-disciplinary

diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally

approach. This combined M.A./Ph.D. program trains students within the discipline of Atlantic

and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which communities and individuals have

History while giving them full area studies expertise in African & African Diaspora Studies in

developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent

order to help them in seeking careers with an international focus in today’s global cultural and

visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

inequalities, migrations and diasporas, and nature-society. Utilizing comparative, transnational,

Students should apply to both programs at the same time and must meet admissions

credits) and a graduate certificate (18 credits). The certificate programs provide students with the

Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally. For more information, please

on three overlapping themes, all of them highly relevant to AADS students: identities and

contexts; race, social and public policy; public administration; journalism and other fields.

AADS offers an undergraduate certificate (15 credits), a fully online undergraduate certificate (15

courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on African Americans, Continental

with cross-disciplinary theorizing and research. This innovative Ph.D. program focuses

geography or sociology.

organizations; multicultural curriculum development and teaching and other educational

political, economic and social oppression. The programs offer students the flexibility to choose

opportunity to integrate the disciplinary approaches of anthropology, geography and sociology

U.S. engagement with Africa and its diaspora expands during the next decade.

Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs

opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural and historical experiences of people of African

“I was attracted to the African & African Diaspora Studies program because of its interdisciplinary structure…The AADS program provided me with a comprehensive education of the Diaspora, while enabling me to hone my specific research focus on African American domestic workers.”

The Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies provides graduate students a unique

For more information about any of our current graduate programs, please visit: http://africana.fiu.edu

intellectual environment. In tandem, these two programs offer students an unusually close fit and remarkably beneficial synthesis in interdisciplinary approaches to both the history of the Atlantic world and the African diasporic experience so central to the making of that world.

African & African Diaspora Studies About Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is Miami-Dade County’s first public, four-year research

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university. With more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty members, and more than

• Representations of Africa and Africans in Film

135,000 alumni, FIU is recognized as one of the 25 largest universities in the country based

• Health Issues in the African World

on enrollment. FIU offers more than 200 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in

• Comparative U.S./South African History • Cold War and Civil Rights

its colleges and schools. Recently, the university has achieved several notable milestones,

• Seminar in African Development

including the establishment of South Florida’s only public College of Medicine, and the

• U.S.-Haiti Relations

accreditation of its College of Law.

• Literature of the Black Atlantic • Diasporas, Migration and Globalization • Comparative Analysis of Race and Ethnicity

About the College of Arts & Sciences

• Haiti: Language, Culture and Society

As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts & Sciences plays a vital

• Afro-Cuban Culture

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, FL 33199

School of International and Public Affairs

Phone: 305-348-6860 Fax: 305-348-3270 Email: africana@fiu.edu

http://africana.fiu.edu

For general information, visit www.fiu.edu Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution.

For more information about online programs offered by the School of International and Public Affairs, please visit http://international.fiu.edu.

role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The

• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Psychology

college provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and

• Rasta, Voodoo and Santeria

engaged citizens in a global society.

• Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective

Faculty

About the School of International and Public Affairs

AADS core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globally-oriented scholars with

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) brings together many of FIU’s

specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law

internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and

and social justice, health sciences, education and international business. For a complete list of

innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st Century. SIPA includes

AADS faculty, please visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural

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Gras in New Orleans. These ‘tribes’ first appeared in the city in the 1880s in response to policies that excluded African-Americans from Mardi Gras festivities. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images; reprinted with permission from Gerard Dollis and the Wild Magnolias.

Studies, Public Administration and Criminal Justice. The school also houses many of the

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university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.

African & African Diaspora Studies About Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is Miami-Dade County’s first public, four-year research

Sample of Course Offerings • Sex, Race and Power in Colonial Times

university. With more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty members, and more than

• Representations of Africa and Africans in Film

135,000 alumni, FIU is recognized as one of the 25 largest universities in the country based

• Health Issues in the African World

on enrollment. FIU offers more than 200 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in

• Comparative U.S./South African History • Cold War and Civil Rights

its colleges and schools. Recently, the university has achieved several notable milestones,

• Seminar in African Development

including the establishment of South Florida’s only public College of Medicine, and the

• U.S.-Haiti Relations

accreditation of its College of Law.

• Literature of the Black Atlantic • Diasporas, Migration and Globalization • Comparative Analysis of Race and Ethnicity

About the College of Arts & Sciences

• Haiti: Language, Culture and Society

As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts & Sciences plays a vital

• Afro-Cuban Culture

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, FL 33199

School of International and Public Affairs

Phone: 305-348-6860 Fax: 305-348-3270 Email: africana@fiu.edu

http://africana.fiu.edu

For general information, visit www.fiu.edu Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution.

For more information about online programs offered by the School of International and Public Affairs, please visit http://international.fiu.edu.

role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The

• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Psychology

college provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and

• Rasta, Voodoo and Santeria

engaged citizens in a global society.

• Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective

Faculty

About the School of International and Public Affairs

AADS core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globally-oriented scholars with

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) brings together many of FIU’s

specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law

internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and

and social justice, health sciences, education and international business. For a complete list of

innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st Century. SIPA includes

AADS faculty, please visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural

Cover Photo: Gerard ‘Lil Bo’ Dollis performs with the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias during Mardi

Gras in New Orleans. These ‘tribes’ first appeared in the city in the 1880s in response to policies that excluded African-Americans from Mardi Gras festivities. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images; reprinted with permission from Gerard Dollis and the Wild Magnolias.

Studies, Public Administration and Criminal Justice. The school also houses many of the

Photo: The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation / Art Resource, NY

10880_5/10

university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.

African & African Diaspora Studies About Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is Miami-Dade County’s first public, four-year research

Sample of Course Offerings • Sex, Race and Power in Colonial Times

university. With more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty members, and more than

• Representations of Africa and Africans in Film

135,000 alumni, FIU is recognized as one of the 25 largest universities in the country based

• Health Issues in the African World

on enrollment. FIU offers more than 200 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in

• Comparative U.S./South African History • Cold War and Civil Rights

its colleges and schools. Recently, the university has achieved several notable milestones,

• Seminar in African Development

including the establishment of South Florida’s only public College of Medicine, and the

• U.S.-Haiti Relations

accreditation of its College of Law.

• Literature of the Black Atlantic • Diasporas, Migration and Globalization • Comparative Analysis of Race and Ethnicity

About the College of Arts & Sciences

• Haiti: Language, Culture and Society

As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts & Sciences plays a vital

• Afro-Cuban Culture

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, FL 33199

School of International and Public Affairs

Phone: 305-348-6860 Fax: 305-348-3270 Email: africana@fiu.edu

http://africana.fiu.edu

For general information, visit www.fiu.edu Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution.

For more information about online programs offered by the School of International and Public Affairs, please visit http://international.fiu.edu.

role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The

• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Psychology

college provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and

• Rasta, Voodoo and Santeria

engaged citizens in a global society.

• Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective

Faculty

About the School of International and Public Affairs

AADS core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globally-oriented scholars with

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) brings together many of FIU’s

specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law

internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and

and social justice, health sciences, education and international business. For a complete list of

innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st Century. SIPA includes

AADS faculty, please visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural

Cover Photo: Gerard ‘Lil Bo’ Dollis performs with the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias during Mardi

Gras in New Orleans. These ‘tribes’ first appeared in the city in the 1880s in response to policies that excluded African-Americans from Mardi Gras festivities. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images; reprinted with permission from Gerard Dollis and the Wild Magnolias.

Studies, Public Administration and Criminal Justice. The school also houses many of the

Photo: The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation / Art Resource, NY

10880_5/10

university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.

African & African Diaspora Studies About Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is Miami-Dade County’s first public, four-year research

Sample of Course Offerings • Sex, Race and Power in Colonial Times

university. With more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty members, and more than

• Representations of Africa and Africans in Film

135,000 alumni, FIU is recognized as one of the 25 largest universities in the country based

• Health Issues in the African World

on enrollment. FIU offers more than 200 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in

• Comparative U.S./South African History • Cold War and Civil Rights

its colleges and schools. Recently, the university has achieved several notable milestones,

• Seminar in African Development

including the establishment of South Florida’s only public College of Medicine, and the

• U.S.-Haiti Relations

accreditation of its College of Law.

• Literature of the Black Atlantic • Diasporas, Migration and Globalization • Comparative Analysis of Race and Ethnicity

About the College of Arts & Sciences

• Haiti: Language, Culture and Society

As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts & Sciences plays a vital

• Afro-Cuban Culture

African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, FL 33199

School of International and Public Affairs

Phone: 305-348-6860 Fax: 305-348-3270 Email: africana@fiu.edu

http://africana.fiu.edu

For general information, visit www.fiu.edu Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution.

For more information about online programs offered by the School of International and Public Affairs, please visit http://international.fiu.edu.

role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The

• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Psychology

college provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and

• Rasta, Voodoo and Santeria

engaged citizens in a global society.

• Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective

Faculty

About the School of International and Public Affairs

AADS core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globally-oriented scholars with

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) brings together many of FIU’s

specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law

internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and

and social justice, health sciences, education and international business. For a complete list of

innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st Century. SIPA includes

AADS faculty, please visit http://africana.fiu.edu.

four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural

Cover Photo: Gerard ‘Lil Bo’ Dollis performs with the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias during Mardi

Gras in New Orleans. These ‘tribes’ first appeared in the city in the 1880s in response to policies that excluded African-Americans from Mardi Gras festivities. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images; reprinted with permission from Gerard Dollis and the Wild Magnolias.

Studies, Public Administration and Criminal Justice. The school also houses many of the

Photo: The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation / Art Resource, NY

10880_5/10

university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs.