Center for African Studies

The mission of the African Studies Program is to promote the interdisciplinary study of Africa at the University of Pittsburgh through high quality research and teaching about Africa and the African experience. The program provides a learning environment that facilitates a comprehensive and critical understanding of Africa and the African people through courses and activities designed to help students grasp the continent’s internal dynamics and its evolving place in the world as we prepare them for their leadership and service roles in global society.

Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Pre-professional Workshops with High School Students and Staff
Professional Development Workshops
Resource Lending Library
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Center for African Studies or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Video

Intended Audience:
K-12

The theme of Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text is explored through Richard Conyngham's All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa. This graphic anthology tells six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country's colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid.

Intended Audience:
K-12

In this Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS) workshop, educators convene to discuss Home is Not a Country by author Safia Elhillo. This discussion is facilitated by Dr. Filipo Lubua, Swahili Instructor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh.

The theme for the 2023-24 GILS series is Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in...

Outreach at Center for African Studies

Suad Yusuf
Graduate Student Fellow
Center for African Studies
Susan Ngbabare
Outreach Engagement Coordinator
Center for African Studies