IRAAS is an intellectual community that bridges scholarship, teaching and public life.
The Institute for Research in African-American Studies of Columbia University (IRAAS), founded in July 1993 by Dr. Manning Marable. We envision the project of African American Studies as a multidisciplinary enterprise. Our faculty employ an array of theoretical approaches and methodological strategies to examine historical and contemporary formations in black culture, politics and society. IRAAS has a rich tradition of scholarship which capitalizes upon our unique location in New York City, especially the dynamic community of Harlem. IRAAS administers the Undergraduate & Master's degree programs in African-American Studies at Columbia University; regularly sponsors academic conferences, lectures and forums on a wide variety of topics.
“Envisioning the academy as a site of critical engagement for social transformation. . .”
IRAAS is an intellectual community that bridges scholarship, teaching, and public life.
We envision the project of African American Studies as a multi-disciplinary enterprise. Our faculty employ an array of theoretical approaches and methodological strategies to examine historical and contemporary formations in black culture, politics, and society.
The Institute has a rich tradition of scholarship which capitalizes upon our unique location in New York City, especially the dynamic community of Harlem. Currently, IRAAS engages in a broad program of research and teaching that attends to the diversity of black experiences in the global diaspora.
IRAAS understands education to be a necessarily transformative endeavor. To this end, our mission is threefold:
* To prepare students to become critical thinkers and global citizens;
* To facilitate and support innovative research (working groups, collaborative and individual projects, and faculty/student grants);
* To disseminate knowledge through academic and public forums including IRAAS “Conversations,” lectures, round table discussions, conferences, and new media platforms.
Undergraduate & Graduate students; Professors; Research Fellow; Books; Articles; Public Education online videos
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