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Black studies

R-MC students in Ghana and in the gospel choir

Black studies explores African history and culture in the world

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Black studies

The R-MC Advantage

FYE (First Year Experience) courses introduce students to cross-disciplinary approaches to studying a topic or issue. Professors Bryan Giemza (English) and Alphine Jefferson (History) collaborated on the course “Magnolias, Militias, and Moonlight: Regional Mythology in Southern History and Literature,” which analyzed how competing visions of the mythic South are depicted in literature and history. The course also brought to the community a range of outside artists and experts, including a Grammy-winning producer and musical historian, a southern novelist, a professional theatre director, and R-MC alumnus and University of West Georgia Professor Stacy Boyd ’96.

Department Contact:

Alphine Jefferson, PhD
Phone: 804-752-3218
E-mail: awjefferson@rmc.edu

Black studies

Black studies introduces students to the complex history and broad cultural reach of the diverse African peoples and their descendants in the world.

Interdisciplinary study: The Black studies minor draws upon an interdisciplinary core of courses in art, history, literature, music, religion, psychology and sociology to explore the story of the interaction between those of African descent and the cultures in particular of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Travel: The January (J-term) travel-study trip to Ghana offers a cross-disciplinary exploration that includes the history, culture, geography and cuisine of this west African nation.
Beyond the classroom: Students interested in Black history, culture and heritage will find a range of campus organizations, activities and events include the Ujima Gospel Choir, Brothers for Change, the Black Cultural Society, and the annual campus-wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.