The Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University

offers students a variety of opportunities for study, research, community involvement and study abroard in African American Studies. AAS is interdisciplinary in its orientation. The AAS core curriculum is designed to enable students to engage, analyze and create knowledge involving African Americans as well as linkages with areas of the Caribbean and continental Africa.

Regular AAS course offerings are available in art, drama, film, history,literature, orature, pan africanism, political science, religion, sociology, theater, women's studies, writing and creative writing. In addition, seminars are offered on a variety of topics. The diverse expertise of the faculty, course cross-listing with traditional departments, DIPA in Zimbabwe, Paris, France and the Caribbean, curricular links with the School of Education, and AAS community internships enhance the department's interdisciplinary approach.

Further proactive, experience and community linkage are provided through the department's Community Folk Art Center , Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company, African Initiative, and Martin Luther King Library.