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2024-2025 New Directions Lecture Series
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Devlin 101, 4:30 pm
Dr. Giselle Anatol, University of Kansas
"Soucouyants and Sleep Paralysis: How Folklore and Fiction Help Us Understand Illness."
2024-2025 New Directions Lecture Series
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Devlin 101, 4:30 pm
Dr. Tyesha Maddox, Fordham University
A Home Away from Home: Early 20th Century Caribbean Immigration to the United States
AADS is Accepting Applications for its 2025/2026 Dissertation Fellowship Competition - EXTENDED DEADLINE JANUARY 21, 2025
Boston College's African & African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) is accepting applications for its dissertation fellowship competition. This 2025/2026 fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend; access to highly subsidized health insurance through Boston College; a $1,500 research budget; a $3,000 moving expense allotment, and a fully equipped, shared office. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one research presentation, and teach one seminar course. The fellow will also receive compensation for teaching the course. The fellow is expected to attend AADS lectures and works-in-progress sessions and generally be a part of the intellectual life of the program. Submit all application materials, including letters of recommendation by Tuesday, 21 January 2025 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/159412
Amanda V. Houston Traveling Fellowship
The Amanda V. Houston Traveling Fellowship will provide the successful recipients with up to $3000 for research-related expenses. The award can be used for either an Independent Research Project under a faculty member's supervision or a Summer Research Project that focuses on African or African Diaspora Communities. Apply here.
A world of possibilities
Program Director Lorelle Semley talks about African and African Diaspora Studies.
Global Black French Studies across Time and Space: The Formation and Future of the Field
Global Black French Studies across Time and Space: The Formation and Future of the Field is a 3-day event that will take place at Boston College from October 3-5, 2024. You can view the event details and register here.