This year marks the 50th Anniversary of African American Studies courses coming to college campuses across the country. The City Tech Library is proud to support the African American Studies Department as they mark the occasion with a series of displays and events taking place during Black History Month. Our February book display was curated in support of their annual exhibit, Black History Month and in light of the events highlighted below.
“Please join African American Studies as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Discipline. Through the theme The Legacy of Storytelling: Celebrating 50 Years of African American Studies, the department will continue to recognize that it is a part of an intellectual tradition, whereby students, faculty and community members around the globe continue to engage in the rigorous study of the African Diaspora. During the 2018-2019 academic year, African American Studies will launch curricula and programming initiatives for the 50th Anniversary. One initiative includes a unified reading project. With support from the CityTech Library, the department has designed an OpenLab site, which gives AFR students and faculty easy access to W.E.B. DuBois’ book The Souls of Black Folk and Audre Lorde’s essay “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action.” We encourage the entire CityTech community to celebrate with us by accessing the readings through this link: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/afr50years/.” -via AFR @ City Tech
Visit African American Studies at City Tech online for course listings, student resources, and to learn how to qualify for the AFR Option on your Associate degree.
Follow this link for Black History Month celebrations across CUNY.
