Overview

African Studies is a vibrant field of inquiry at the University of Texas at Austin. Though still unorganized as an institutional or departmental entity; conferences, symposia, talks in African Studies abound on UT campus. Dr. Toyin Falola's internationally renowned Africa Conference, and Africa Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr. Joni Jones's African Feminisms Seminar, and The annual Yoruba Day, and Dr. Barbara Harlow's e3w Sequels and publicity around the (HRC) Harry Ransom Center's holdings of African archives, just to name a few,  constitute scholarly venues where Africans and Africa figure preeminently as field of inquiry. The conferences, mostly the initiatives of faculty members from different Programs and Departments-- History, English, Theatre and Dance etc—contribute to the UT Austin status as a top tier university. The new project of African Studies aims to showcase the vibrancy of the multidisciplinary scholarly gatherings in African Studies.