B.A. Degree in African and African American studies

African and African American Studies embrace diverse intellectual and ideological perspectives in researching, teaching, and civic engagement. It’s an interdisciplinary field, pulling from history, literature, language, sociology, economics, and the arts. It’s deeply eclectic and intellectually exhilarating. Study civil rights and citizenship. Begin to speak Swahili. Analyze the role of race in the black prison experience. Examine the role of women in African politics. Read contemporary African literature. Parse African American identity in film. Learn the 19th-century roots of South African apartheid. Join a department of diverse community of students and faculty in small, interactive classes where learning is a conversation, not a lecture. We sponsor a wide range of cultural programs, lectures, conferences, and community events throughout the year. Students lead an annual symposium based on course-related research. These debates help you sharpen your mind, back your ideas with facts and interpretations that express your thoughts clearly. The Bronx African-American History Project reveals the untold stories of the people living in the Diaspora all around us. You’ll document the histories of more than 500,000 Bronx residents of African descent with roots in the U.S. South, West Indies, and Africa. Our research focuses on jazz history, the roots of hip-hop, and Caribbean and African immigration. We urge African and African American studies majors at Fordham to study abroad during junior year to gain extraordinary perspective and firsthand life experience. There’s nothing like immersing yourself in another country for gaining invaluable understanding of its people, history and politics.