Africana & Latin American Studies (ALST) Program

Africana and Latin American Studies (ALST) is an interdisciplinary program studying the histories and culture – both material and expressive – of the peoples of Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America, as well as African Americans.

About ALST

You can pursue a major or minor in Africana and Latin American Studies with a concentration in one of the following four areas:

• African American Studies: Major | Minor
• African Studies: Major | Minor
• Caribbean Studies: Major | Minor
• Latin American Studies: Major | Minor

The geographical areas we study and the diverse peoples who inhabit them provide rich opportunities for interdisciplinary and comparative studies. That is why, in the course of your studies, you will be challenged to draw on information and research methods from disciplines as diverse as political science and music in order to develop a fuller picture of these communities.

We aim to promote an understanding both of the constituent regions individually and their mutual interdependence. Our studies include the examination of the indigenous civilizations of these regions and studies of the impact of migration, imperialism and colonialism, racism, nationalism, and globalization in shaping the lives, ideas, and cultural identities of their inhabitants.

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