Join African Studies faculty members this fall for a diverse range of coursework. Africa courses ART H 205: Arts of Africa Instructor: Jennifer A. Baez MW | 11:00-12:20 p.m. | Location Art 229 5 credits (A&H, W) | SLN: 10560 Course Description Thematic exploration of art and artists from Africa and its diaspora. ANTH 483:

Join African Studies faculty members this summer for a diverse range of coursework. Africa courses MELC 101: Gateway To The Middle East And the Horn of Africa Instructor: Melike Yucel Koc Asynchronous Online 5 credits (SSc or A&H) | SLN: 12276 Course Description Introduces the development of Middle East and Horn of Africa cultures from

Join African Studies faculty members this spring for a diverse range of coursework.   Africa courses   DANCE 280: African Dance Techniques Instructor: Manimou Camara TTh | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | Location MNY 265 2-3 credits (A&H) | SLN: 13183 Course Description Studio instruction in traditional and contemporary dance techniques of Africa and the African diaspora.

Jackson School Africa Studies Chair Christopher Tounsel features in a Q&A titled, “Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean and where the country could be heading next,” by The Conversation, a media outlet. The piece, which was published on March 25, 2025, focuses on a what could be a crucial turning point in Sudan’s yearslong

African Studies affiliate faculty member and Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Professor Amanda Lock Swarr‘s recent book, “Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine” (Duke University Press, 2023) has been nominated for the 2024 African Studies Association (ASA) Best Book Award. In “Envisioning African Intersex,” Swarr challenges longstanding

Join African Studies faculty members this winter for a diverse range of coursework! Africa courses ANTH 377: Anthropology and International Health Instructor: James Pfeiffer TTh | 3:30-5:20 p.m. | GWN 301 5 credits (SSc, W) | SLN: 10339 Course Description Explores international health from medical anthropological perspective, focusing on serious health problems facing resource-poor societies

African Studies affiliate faculty member Maya Smith has recently co-published “Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges” (Simon & Schuster, 2024). This memoir chronicles the life of Alvenia Bridges beginning in a racially oppressive environment in 1950s Kansas. Despite a tumultuous home life, Bridges graduated high school, left for Los Angeles, and carved out

Monday April 15th, 2024, 10am (PST) ǀ 7pm Khartoum ǀ 8pm Doha Amidst commemorating the anniversary of the conflict in Sudan, the African Studies Program at the University of Washington invites you to a compelling event. Esteemed scholar Professor Hassan Ahmed, of the University of Khartoum, will navigate the intricate realm of post-revolutionary politics in

Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded. The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with numerous coups and periods of civil strife since becoming independent in 1956. The Conversation asked Christopher Tounsel, a Sudan specialist and interim director of the University