Providence College Department of Black Studies

Don't miss this lecture next Thursday, September 26th at 5:30pm in Ruane 105!

This Monday, September 23rd at 5:00pm in Ruane 105!

Next Thursday, September 26th - don't miss this PC alumni panel!

Welcome back Friars! The Black Studies Community Room is open for business - drop on by to hang out or do some homework!

We're hiring!

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand, or by the start date, in Black Studies, Africana Studies, or any associated discipline with a focus on the interdisciplinary study of African-descended people, anti-Black racism, racial justice, or collective forms of resistance to racism and its intersections with other systems of oppression.

Apply online at https://careers.providence.edu/postings/8776

For additional information, please contact Dr. Tony Affigne, interim chair of the Black Studies Department, at [email protected]

JOB OPENING: TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN BLACK STUDIES
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024

Providence College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Black Studies. Applicants from any subfield of Black studies are welcome to apply, and we are particularly interested in: Black feminism in theory and practice; the Black radical tradition; Black studies research methodologies; Black theater arts and performance studies; Black spirituality and religious practice; and Black politics, public policy, and public opinion. We seek an individual whose scholarly research, teaching excellence, and disciplinary engagement, will allow the Department of Black Studies to broaden our course offerings, enhance our scholarly visibility and reputation, and serve the broader College community. Depending on previous experience and qualifications, the successful candidate may be hired with an accelerated tenure review timetable.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand, or by the start date, in Black Studies, Africana Studies, or any associated discipline with a focus on the interdisciplinary study of African-descended people, anti-Black racism, racial justice, or collective forms of resistance to racism and its intersections with other systems of oppression. We are open to scholars whose geographic focus is the U.S., or elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, the Atlantic World, the Pacific World, and/or Africa itself, or whose work is transnational or comparative in nature.

Apply online at https://careers.providence.edu/postings/8776 where you will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, graduate transcripts, teaching materials including syllabi and evidence of teaching effectiveness, and one or more samples of peer-reviewed scholarly writing.

Congratulations, Spencer!

Spencer Johnson ’24 awarded Fulbright to teach in Argentina Johnson will begin his Fulbright term in Argentina in February 2025 and will remain until November. He will teach English to college students preparing to be teachers. He is expected to understand intermediate Spanish but has set a higher goal of proficiency because he will be working with an older....

Another successful African Worldview Dinner for the books - a big thanks to Dr. Kyei-Poakwa for providing some delicious food and congrats to the BLS 225 students for some great presentations!

Thank you to everyone who attended our Black Studies Celebration Dinner last week, and a big congratulations to our graduating seniors! You have done incredible work over the course of your time here at Providence College, and we are so proud of you!

ICYMI: The Department of Black Studies welcomed Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens of the University of Connecticut to campus to give a lecture on “Explaining Slavery, the Archives of the Womb & the Birth of American Gynecology.” Please enjoy these photos of the event that highlight the amazing turnout of staff, students, faculty etc. and a peek at some of the slides from the lecture!

ICYMI : The Black Studies Department and the School of Arts and Sciences hosted Professor Kim Taylor Thompson, J.D. from to give a talk about the racialized mistreatment of black and brown children in the justice system. Enjoy these photos from the event!

We are excited to announce our next guest lecture event with Prof. Kim Taylor-Thompson on Monday, February 26th at 4pm in Moore 125 Lounge.

Some more photos from the lecture with Dr. Mitchell-Walthour! Stay tuned to see what lectures Black Studies will be hosting in the new year!

Dr. Kyei-Poakwa knows how to end a semester on the right note - celebrating BLS 101, BLS 225, and independent study student final presentations with some delicious African food!

Join us next Wednesday at 4pm in the Aquinas Lounge for a lecture with Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour. The topic of the lecture will be "Black Women in Power: New Hope for Progressive Politics in Brazil". We hope to see you there!

Get your submissions for a new Black Studies logo in now! The winning logo gets a mystery prize! This contest is open to Black Studies Majors and Minors only.

This past October, Dr. Wheeler was invited to the University of Maryland to give a talk, "Be(com)ing a Black Spanish Speaker: Raciolinguistic Identity and Belonging in the Language Classroom and Beyond" as part of the university's Race, Equity, and Justice: Anti-Racist Futures Speaker Series. As a faculty member in both the Black Studies and World Languages and Cultures Departments here at Providence College, Dr. Wheeler provides an important commentary on racial and linguistic identities both in and outside the classroom.

Congratulations and good luck to the Class of 2023 Black Studies minors! 🎉

Some pictures of Dr. Kyei-Poakwa's BLS 225, BLS 101, and independent study students enjoying some delicious African food while giving their final presentations!

Join us on Tuesday May 2nd at 6:00 PM, for a celebration dinner and award ceremony for our senior minors! At this event we will eat some great food, gift our graduating minors with their Kente stoles, and announce the recipients of the senior awards. All are welcome to attend! Please RSVP using the link in our bio or the QR code on the invitation. See you there!

Join us tonight for An Evening in Brazil!

3:00 PM in the Aquinas Lounge. See you there!

Tonight at 5:00 PM in Aquinas Lounge!

Mark your calendars for the First, Only, Different Alumni Panel, this Wednesday at 6! We hope to see you there!

New BLS/GST elective for Spring 2023!

GST 370/BLS 470
Black Brazil: Racism & Resistance

This course investigates Brazil’s unique history of race and racism. We will use a chronological approach to access documents that expose the main events marking this history. These documents include news articles, policies, documentaries and creative pieces (film, music, literature). By the end of the course, students will understand the importance of Brazil’s history of race in the global scenario.

Please reach out to [email protected] if interested in registering!

New BLS/HPM elective for Spring 2023!

HPM/BLS 270 Racial Health Disparities

This course will use historical analysis to illuminate how racial health disparities have been understood, why they persist, and how to better address health care inequities in the current moment and beyond. Those from marginalized communities statistically experience higher rates of illness, worse health outcomes, and additional barriers to care. We will examine systemic structures of inequality in housing, education, and employment that leave communities of color more vulnerable than others to health inequities in the United States. Additionally, we will analyze the malleable ways in which racial categories have been used to segregate bodies of color, diagnose illness, treat disease, and shape the American medical profession.

The Black Studies Program is hiring a Graduate Assistant to begin in January 2023! Please visit careers.providence.edu for more information and to apply.

GA Job Duties:
• Administrative: provide support to the Director (projects, events, logistics, etc.)
• Attend weekly meetings
• Personal programming initiative: creating your own programs that support the Black Studies Program.
• Promote Program on social media and other venues.
• General programing: work with academic departments, cultural centers, and student service units
• Compile yearly Programming Report
• Black Studies newsletter “Heritage”: gather articles from students, work to format/edit and print each edition
• Attend training/development workshops:
• Organize community centered events
• Model and encourage active community participation by attending meetings, proposing and implementing events, recruiting, marketing, and motivating others
• Review and update marketing materials
• Other projects as needed

First-years are encouraged to attend this event, which was organized by students for students! Come learn from your peers how to better navigate your PC experience and develop social capital at a PWI!

Congratulations and good luck to the Class of 2022 Black Studies minors! 🎉

The Black Studies Program is hiring a Graduate Assistant to begin in August 2022! Please visit careers.providence.edu for more information and to apply.

GA Job Duties:
• Administrative: provide support to the Director (projects, events, logistics, etc.)
• Attend weekly meetings
• Personal programming initiative: creating your own programs that support the Black Studies Program.
• Promote Program on social media and other venues.
• General programing: work with academic departments, cultural centers, and student service units
• Compile yearly Programming Report
• Black Studies newsletter “Heritage”: gather articles from students, work to format/edit and print each edition
• Attend training/development workshops:
• Organize community centered events
• Model and encourage active community participation by attending meetings, proposing and implementing events, recruiting, marketing, and motivating others
• Review and update marketing materials
• Other projects as needed