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The mission of the Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora (CSAAD) at NYU is to advance cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research on both Africa and its diaspora in ways that bring that scholarship into sustained conversation.
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Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity
20 Cooper SquareCSAAD Africa~Diaspora Forum Series Dr. Sarah Derbew Stanford University Thursday, September 10, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm 20 Cooper SQ, Room 503 New York City, NY 10003 Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/97904117116 Sarah F. Derbew, Assistant Professor of Classics at Stanford University, writes, teaches, and speaks widely about ancient Greece’s representations of black people that nimbly provoke - and […]
CSAAD Faculty and Student Reception
20 Cooper SquareTuesday, September 22nd, 2026 5:30pm – 7:30pm New York University 20 Cooper Square | 3rd Fl | New York, NY 10003 Join the Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora (CSAAD) for an evening reception bringing together faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. An opportunity to unwind, meet colleagues from various departments, and […]
