Africana Studies

Program Head: Michael Hill; mhill@wlu.edu

Academic Division: The College

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the experiences of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora. This program incorporates courses that have long been an integral part of the Washington and Lee curriculum and includes such areas as art, history, literature, music, politics, and sociology. A minor in Africana Studies requires students to complete at least seven 3-credit courses (see Africana Studies minor ). Students who complete this minor will develop a broad understanding of some of the key events, personalities, and issues that have shaped and continue to shape the experiences of Africans, African-Americans, and other African-descended peoples in the greater Diaspora.

Offerings

Africana Studies minor 

Core Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began regular faculty service at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Niels-Hugo Blunch, Ph.D. (2006, 2018)
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., George Washington University

Lena M. Hill , Ph.D. (2018, 2018)
Professor of English and Provost
Ph.D., Yale University

Michael D. Hill, Ph.D. (2018, 2018)
Professor of Africana Studies
Ph.D., Harvard University

Mohamed Kamara, Ph.D. (2001, 2021)
Professor of Romance Languages
Ph.D., Tulane University

Diego A. Millan, Ph.D. (2018, 2018)
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., Tufts University

Lucas E. Morel, Ph.D. (1999, 2009)
John K. Boardman Jr. Professor of Politics
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School