Africana Studies (minor)

Join Muhlenberg’s Africana Studies Program today to be part of a community committed to creating revolutionary change rooted in racial justice.  

Muhlenberg’s Africana Studies Program intertwines scholarship and activism in pursuit of building an equitable world.

Our interdisciplinary courses and extracurricular events center and celebrate the vibrant histories, cultures, and contributions of Black populations around the world and offer robust discussions of the history of anti-Black racism and its contemporary reverberations.

The Africana Studies Program uses anti-racist, intersectional frameworks to prepare students from all backgrounds to identify and dismantle racist systems; contribute to our diverse world in ethical, transformative ways; and embark upon a variety of career paths and life experiences equipped to be empathetic, innovative global citizens who are committed to imagining and implementing positive social change.

 

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Meet our Director and Associate Director

Dr. Emanuela Kucik

Profile image of Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies, Emanuela Kucik wearing black button-up shirt.

Director, Africana Studies

Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies

Co-Director, Graduate School Preparatory Program (with Dr. Giancarlo Cuadra)

emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu

Dr. Connie Wolfe

Co-Director of Africana Studies program.

Associate Director, Africana Studies

Associate Professor of Psychology

conniewolfe@muhlenberg.edu

Meet our Jointly-Appointed Faculty

Dr. Emanuela Kucik

Profile image of Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies, Emanuela Kucik wearing black button-up shirt.

Director, Africana Studies

Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies

Co-Director, Graduate School Preparatory Program (with Dr. Giancarlo Cuadra)

emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu

Dr. Tiffany Montoya

Close up photo of Africana Studies faculty member, Tiffany Montoya posing against a yellow-tinted wall.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies

Meet our Affiliate Faculty

NameDepartment
Sharon Albert Religion Studies
Jacqueline Antonovich History
Jim Bloom English
Ioanna Chatzidimitriou Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Ted Conner Music
Francesca Coppa English
Amy Corbin Media & Communications and Film Studies
Heidi Cruz-Austin Dance
Ross Dardani Political Science
Kassandra Hartford Music
Mohsin Hashim Political Science
Margo Hobbs Art
Hunter Holt Education
Paul McEwan Media/Communications
Eileen McEwan Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Linda McGuire Mathematics
Cathy Marie Ouellette History
Irma Leticia Robles-Moreno Theatre
Sarah Runcie History
Elena FitzPatrick Sifford Art
Lynda Yankaskas History

Graduate School Preparatory Program

Our mission is to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion by helping students from underrepresented backgrounds successfully apply to, complete, and thrive in graduate and professional programs.

Africana Studies

Featured Stories.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies Tiffany Montoya standing against beige background for portrait.

Why I Study Questions of Well-being

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies Tiffany Montoya explains how she chose to study philosophy and specifically the concept of flourishing.

Emanuela Kucik, Director of Africana Studies program seated at classroom desk with laptop open engaged in dialogue.

Dr. Emanuela Kucik Featured

Dr. Kucik discusses the role of literature in social change.

Booth conducting summer research in Trexler Library in 2018.

Alum Bree Booth ('19) Talks About Dissertation

Bree Booth was a self-designed Africana Studies major. Here they talk about how their work at Muhlenberg prepared them for graduate school.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin visit's Muhlenberg College for a lecture about

Professor Ruha Benjamin Keynote Lecture

Dr. Benjamin discusses the concept of "viral justice," which is also the focus of her most recent book.

Professor close up portrait for publication partnership.

Groundbreaking Publishing Partnership

Professor Emanuela Kucik's forthcoming book will be part of the Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past / Present / Future scholarly book series.

View who to contact in the Africana Studies program
Contact Information
Director
Emanuela Kucik
Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies
emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
484-664-3315		 Associate Director
Connie Wolfe
Associate Professor of Psychology
conniewolfe@muhlenberg.edu
484-664-3686

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