Black Studies

Black Studies Program

 

 
 
Black Studies at UO

The Black Studies minor at the UO draws from courses across the curriculum that survey histories of the African Diaspora, Black political ideologies and practices, intellectual and ideological traditions, as well as the cultural expressions and creative arts of Black peoples in the West. Black Studies faculty make plain the correlation between discursive and material anti-blackness, “blackness” as a racial formation and its relation to African-descended people. The interdisciplinary minor also emphasizes the heterogeneity of Black experiences, by paying attention to intersections of ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, dis/ability, and related vectors of sociopolitical power.   

 

 

Resources

Black Lives Matter: Campus and Community Resources, Information, Messages 

 
 
The Minor

Black Studies minors are required to take either ES 250 Introduction to Black Studies or ANTH 241 Introduction to Anthropology of the African Diaspora to provide theoretical and historical grounding in the field.  The course of study after that is determined by the need for three additional lower division Black Studies courses and three upper-division Black Studies courses of the student's choice. Students are encouraged to meet with the Program Director to map out their minor completion plan after taking ES 250 or ANTH 241.

 

 

Events

Lonnie Graham’s "A Conversation with the World"
Apr1
Lonnie Graham’s "A Conversation with the World" Apr 1 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)
Let's Talk - Wednesday 2-4PM
Apr5
Let's Talk - Wednesday 2-4PM Apr 5 Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center
Black Excellence Gala
Apr9
Black Excellence Gala Apr 9 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
FEAST: Conversations Around Food Insecurity
Apr11
FEAST: Conversations Around Food Insecurity Apr 11 Many Nations Longhouse
Preview the Spring Career Fair (In-Person Tour & Tips) CRW
Apr20
Preview the Spring Career Fair (In-Person Tour & Tips) CRW Apr 20 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Politics of Food Power
Apr25
Politics of Food Power Apr 25 McKenzie Hall
“Down for the Cause: Grace, Space, and Belonging in Social Movements”
May16
“Down for the Cause: Grace, Space, and Belonging in Social Movements” May 16 William W. Knight Law Center
2023 Black Graduation Celebration
Jun16
2023 Black Graduation Celebration Jun 16 Global Scholars Hall

 

Faith Barter flyer for September 30, 2022 12pm in 159 PLC