The School of Liberal Arts: African and African Diaspora Studies
2008-2009 Academic Year
235
African and African Diaspora Studies
Office:
105 F. Edward Hebert Hall
Phone:
504-862-3550
Fax:
504-862-8677
Website:
www.tulane.edu/~adst/
Email:
www.adst@tulane.edu
Program Administrator
Felipe Smith, English (Director)
Faculty Associates
Rosanne Adderley, History
Jane Carter, Classical Studies
Michael Cunningham, African and African Diaspora Studies, Psychology
Gaurav Desai, African and African Diaspora Studies, English
Raymond Diamond, Law School
Joel Dinerstein, English
Christopher Dunn, African and African Diaspora Studies, Spanish and Portuguese
Pamela Franco, Art History
Shayne Lee, Sociology
Nghana Lewis, English
Sangeetha Madhavan, Sociology
Rebecca Mark, English
Adeline Masquelier, Anthropology
Marilyn Miller, Spanish
Elizabeth McMahon, History
Supriya Nair, English
Olanike-Ola Orie, Anthropology
Stacy Overstreet, Psychology
Lawrence Powell, History
Randy Sparks, History
N. Frank Ukadike, African and African Diaspora Studies, Communication
Richard Watts, French and Italian
Justin Wolfe, History
The program in African and African Diaspora studies offers students an
interdisciplinary course of study that may lead to either a major or a minor. Both
the major and the minor are designed to enable students a considerable degree of
freedom in the choice of electives, and they both offer ample avenues for students
interested in pursuing independent research and/or internship experiences. The
program is particularly interested in encouraging the study of less commonly
taught languages such as Yoruba, Kiswahili, Arabic, and Haitian Creole. The
program also encourages student to pursue study abroad opportunities in Africa
and its Diaspora and advises them in all matters pertaining to such study. The
option to write an honors thesis is available to students who are in the