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03/08/2012

Attention all Mason filmmakers!

The Global Interdisciplinary Programs are excited to extend a "Call for Entries" for our first short film contest. This spring, we are hosting a film festival that will center on the topic of STUDENT ACTIVISM. We are seeking short films, no longer than 3:00 minutes in duration, to be shown during the festival on April 12th, between 1:00 and 4:00pm, in the Johnson Center Dewberry Lobby.

02/17/2012

Come out to our 2012 Sojourner Truth Lecture Series
SCARRED JUSTICE: THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE 1968

WHEN: February 29 @7:30pm
WHERE: Johnson Center Cinema

SCREENING AND CONVERSATION WITH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, JUDY RICHARDSON

02/17/2012

Please come out to our 2012 Sojourner Truth Lecture Series "Hands on the Freedom Plow": A Dialogue on Race, gender and the Civil Rights Movement

When: March 1st @3pm
Where: Mason Hall D3

Please join us for a conversation with Judy Richardson and Betty Garman Robinson. Two former student nonviolent coordination committee (SNCC) workers and editors of the book
HANDS ON THE FREEDOM PLOW: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BY WOMEN IN SNCC

A reception and book signing will follow

02/03/2012

African and African American Studies | News: Spring Semester 2012 Events for African and African Ame

African and African American Studies | News: Spring Semester 2012 Events for African and African Ame

We welcome students, staff, and faculty back to campus for what will be an exciting semester! Take a look at the programs we have planned beginning next week:On Thursday January 26th, 2012, we will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of our program along with commemorate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Marti...

02/03/2012

On Thursday February 16th, 2012, Deborah Willis will deliver a lecture on her work in the School of Art gallery at 1:30PM. A reception will follow.

02/03/2012

On Wednesday February 1st, 2012 through Wednesday February 29th, 2012, the work of Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas, "Progeny," will be on display in the School of Art Gallery. Simultaneously, AAAS and the School of Art will showcase student talent in the "About Race" student photography show, which will be on display in Gallery 123 in the Johnson Center. Additionally, the Association of African American Professional Photographers of the Washington, DC metropolitan region, also known as the Exposure Group, will have their work on display in the atrium of Mason Hall.

02/03/2012

African and African American Studies | News

Work of Alumna Willis Featured in February Mason Exhibit

Scholar, artist and photographer Deborah Willis, who earned a PhD in cultural studies at George Mason University in 2002, will have her work on display at a Mason exhibit throughout February. The showcase, called "Progeny," features the work of Willis and her son, Hank Willis Thomas.

Scholar, artist and photographer Deborah Willis, who earned a PhD in cultural studies at George Mason University in 2002, will have her work on display at a Mason exhibit throughout February. The showcase, called "Progeny," features the work of Willis and her son, Hank Willis Thomas.

02/03/2012

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About African and African American Studies Courses There are many college courses scheduled offered each semester that are relevant to African and African American studies. The course information links below provide information about specific course offe