African American and Diaspora Studies

Tracey Patton, Director
111 Ross Hall
Phone: (307) 766-2481
Website: http://www.uwyo.edu/AAST/

Professor:
JACQUELINE BRIDGEMAN, B.A. Stanford University 1996; J.D. University of Chicago 1999; Associate Professor of Law 2006, 2002.

 

Associate Professors:
GRACIE LAWSON-BORDERS, B.A. Michigan State University 1982; M.A. Northwestern University 1995; Ph.D. Wayne State University 2001; Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism 2006.

TRACEY OWENS PATTON, B.A. Colorado State University 1993; M.A. 1996; Ph.D. University of Utah 2000; Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism, and African American Studies 2006, 2003.

 

Assistant Professors:
ULRICH ADELT, M.A. University of Hamburg, Germany 2000; Ph.D. University of Iowa 2007; Assistant Professor of African American Studies.

DEBORAH L. MCGRIFF, B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1976; M.S.W. University of Nebraska-Omaha 1981; Ph.D. University of Wyoming 1999; Assistant Professor of Counselor Education 2002.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor:

AIMEE GLOCKE, B.A. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse 1999; M.A. University of California-Los Angeles 2001; Ph.D. Temple University 2008.

 

Lecturers:
KENDRA M. GAGE, B.A. University of Oklahoma 1998; M.S. 2001.

MARY GATUA, B.S. Ithaca College 2004; M.A. University of Wyoming 2007.

ROBERT W. INGRAM, B.A. University of Wyoming 2001; J.D. 2004.

GATUA WA MBUGWA, B.A. University of California Santa Cruz 1997; M.P.S. Cornell University 2001; M.S. 2003; Ph.D. University of Wyoming 2008.

 


The African American Studies Program, through an interdisciplinary course of study, examines the experiences of African Americans in the Western United States, in the context of Africa and its diaspora in Europe and the Americas.


African American Studies Minor

The minor in African American studies requires 21 credit hours; this includes the three-credit hour independent research. Three of those courses or (9) credit hours must include the required core courses, and the remaining courses must be at the 2000 level or higher. The thematic tracks are recommended as a structural guide, not a requirement, to help students focus their coursework with their major.

 

Minor Required Courses:  
AAST 1000 3
AAST/HIST 2360 3
AAST 3130 3
   
Capstone Courses:  
AAST 4975 3
   
Thematic Tracks  
History  
AAST 2140 3
AAST 3100 3
AAST 3110 3
AAST 3120 3
AAST 3400 3
AAST 3450 3
   
Culture & Aesthetics  
AAST 2410 3
AAST 2730 3
AAST 3000 3
AAST 3010 3
AAST 3670 3
AAST 4020 3
AAST 4546 3
   
Politics & Law  
AAST 4000 3
AAST 4400 3
AAST 4990 3
   
Rhetoric & English  
AAST 2350 3
AAST 4160 3
AAST 4200 3
AAST 4450 3
   
Religion & Philosophy  
AAST 2450 3
AAST 4100 3
   
Media Studies  
AAST 4990 3
   
Additional Courses  
AAST 1030 3
AAST 4970 1-12
AAST 4990 3

African American Studies (AAST) Courses


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