The Africana Studies Program at Bowdoin College is housed in the Russwurm African American Center.

The Africana Studies Program at Bowdoin College, like many others in the country, grew out of the African American freedom movement of the 1960s. In recent decades, the Program has grown into a dynamic interdisciplinary field that engages the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural experiences of African Americans and other peoples of African heritage in the Americas, Africa, Europe, and other regions of the world. From national, transnational, and diasporic perspectives, Africana Studies courses draw from the expertise of our distinguished faculty in various disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs in the humanities and social sciences.  Africana Studies faculty members explore a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, and are deeply committed to encouraging our students, especially majors and minors, to acquire the essential analytical, writing, and communication skills that will prepare them for the modern professions and post-graduate studies.

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Contact Information

Location: Adams Hall, 3rd Floor
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Program Coordinator: Glynis Wears Siegel

Program Phone: (207) 725-3272
Program Fax: (207) 725-3023

Mailing Address: 7200 College Station, Brunswick, Maine 04011-8472