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2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog

Africana Studies Major

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Professor Doug A. Anthony, Chair

Members of the Africana Studies Program Committee

Douglas A. Anthony
Professor of History

Giovanna Faleschini Lerner
Professor of Italian

Eiman O. Zein-Elabdin
Professor of Economics

Nadra Hebouche
Associate Professor of Francophone Studies and French

Timothy D. Bechtel
Director of F&M Science Outreach and Senior Teaching Professor of Geosciences

Additional faculty not on the program committee also contribute to this program.

Professor Doug A. Anthony, Chair

Members of the Africana Studies Program Committee

Douglas A. Anthony
Professor of History

Giovanna Faleschini Lerner
Professor of Italian

Eiman O. Zein-Elabdin
Professor of Economics

Nadra Hebouche
Associate Professor of Francophone Studies and French

Timothy D. Bechtel
Director of F&M Science Outreach and Senior Teaching Professor of Geosciences

Additional faculty not on the program committee also contribute to this program.

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary program combining the study of Africa and the African Diaspora, including the African American experience. Numerous disciplines contribute to Africana Studies at Franklin & Marshall, among them American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, English, French, Government, History, Music, Religious Studies and Sociology.

Africana Studies Program Faculty

Professor Patrick Bernard, Chair (Fall 2025)

Professor Douglas Anthony, Chair (Spring 2026)
 

Members of the Africana Studies Program Committee

Douglas A. Anthony
Professor of History

Giovanna Faleschini Lerner
Professor of Italian

Patrick Bernard
Associate Professor of English

Nadra Hebouche
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Ashley Rondini
Associate Professor of Sociology

Mark Villegas
Associate Professor of American Studies

Quincy Amoah
Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Christine Chalifoux
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Africana Studies

Gregory Kaliss
Assistant Professor of History

Adeem Suhail
Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Additional faculty not on the program committee also contribute to this program.

Major Requirements:

A major in Africana Studies consists of nine courses:

Major Electives:

Five electives carrying an AFS designation, at least one of which must be numbered 300 or higher. At least one of these five AFS electives must come from American Studies, Art, English, French, Music or Religious Studies; at least one elective must come from Anthropology, Economics, Government or Sociology. Prospective majors should take note that some of the electives may have prerequisites (e.g., introductory level courses in Anthropology, Economics or Sociology), such that the number of courses necessary to complete the AFS major may exceed nine.

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