Africana studies is a tradition of intellectual inquiry and study of African peoples. Using a transdisciplinarian approach, Africana scholars document the global migrations and reconstruction of African peoples, as well as patterns of linkages to the African continent (and among the peoples of the African Diaspora). Having perhaps the most international faculty on the Cornell campus, all professors represent the three regions of the African Diaspora: Africa, African America, and African Caribbean - the three foci of Africana Studies. In addition to the faculty, the Africana Studies and Research Center is comprised of nationally and internationally-recognized scholars and educators; socially-conscious intellectuals; and students representing each of Cornell's undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges.
Department websiteSofia Meadows-Muriel
Ph.D. Student in Africana Studies
Alexander van Biema
Ph.D. Student in Africana Studies
Oliver Layman
Ph.D. Student in Africana Studies
Xavier Pickett
Assistant Professor
Departments and programs
Ambre Dromgoole
Post Doctoral Associate
Departments and programs
Benjamin Barson
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
Sophia Jahadhmy
Ph.D. Student in Africana Studies
Publications
Jahadhmy, S. (2024) 'Where is the Place for Black Atlantic Literature and Authorship?' in the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, Vol. 31 No. 1/2 (2023)
Available at: jffp.org
Michell Chresfield
Assistant Professor