Africana and Black Studies Program

College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
Language and Literature Bldg., room 423

509-963-1546
www.cwu.edu/africana
See website for how this program may be used for educational and career purposes.

Program Director
Bobby Cummings, PhD, English, Michaelsen Hall, room 104

Program Advisor
Bobby Cummings, PhD

Professors
Delores Cleary, PhD, sociology, ethnic studies, American Indian studies
Bobby Cummings, PhD, curriculum, rhetoric and composition, African American literature
Paulus Pimomo, PhD, English
Charles Reasons, LLB, criminology, criminal justice, law
Todd Schaefer, PhD, political science, African politics

Associate Professors
Mark Auslander, PhD, anthropology
Teresa Divine, JD, LLM, criminal law, correctional law
Raymond Hall, PhD, folklore
Nelson Pichardo, PhD, sociology, ethnic studies

Assistant Professors
Jay Ball, PhD, theatre studies
Lacy Ferrell, PhD, African history
Raymond Hall, PhD, folklore
James Hollar, PhD, multicultural education

Programs

• Africana and Black Studies Minor

Courses

• ABS 110 - Expressive African American Culture
• ABS 210 - Introduction to Africana and Black Studies
• ABS 298 - Special Topics
• ABS 299 - Seminar
• ABS 300 - Black Diaspora Studies: Afro-Latin America and Afro-Caribbean Cultures
• ABS 302 - Hip Hop as Global Culture
• ABS 305 - 20th Century Black Women’s Literature (Put on reserve 9/16/16)
• ABS 308 - African American Folklore
• ABS 309 - Race and Sports: Freedom, Power, and Difference
• ABS 396 - Individual Study
• ABS 397 - Honors
• ABS 398 - Special Topics
• ABS 399 - ABS Seminar
• ABS 400 - Race and Literature
• ABS 496 - Individual Study
• ABS 497 - Honors
• ABS 498 - Special Topics
• ABS 499 - Seminar