BA in African and Black Diaspora Studies

African and Black Diaspora Studies (ABD) is an interdisciplinary program at DePaul that provides its students with an opportunity to explore the topics of power, history, identity, gender and race in relation to contemporary understandings of Africa and the movement of its people throughout the world. In the African and Black Diaspora Studies program you will explore the Black experience from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including but not limited to historical, artistic, sociological, anthropological, and philosophical approaches. Study the diverse cultures and societies that make up the global African Diaspora. Concentrate your study regionally (e.g. Africa, Black America, Afro-Caribbean, Latin America, etc.) or thematically (e.g. literature and culture, politics, gender and sexuality, etc.), and work with dedicated faculty and take advantage of a flexible curriculum to tailor your studies to your interests. Learning Outcomes - Students will be able to: Describe and discuss the complex multiculturalism of Africa and the Black Diaspora, particularly the diverse communities that have emerged in Africa as a result of centuries of interactions, invasions and colonization by indigenous, European and African societies and other immigrant and diasporic groups. Describe, discuss and engage the Black Diaspora as a concept, including the interrelationship between and among the peoples of three key geographic locations: Africa, The United States and the Afro-Caribbean and Latin America, along with other regions of the world, including Europe, Asia and Canada, for example. Describe and discuss the Africa and the Black Diaspora through five interdisciplinary sites of inquiry: history, power, identity, gender and race. Career Options: Public policy, International business, Immigration work, Education, Social services, Human rights, Lobbying.