Press Contact:

Boyce-Davies, Carol.
Director & Professor, African-New World Studies Program

Areas of expertise:

literature (African-American; African; Caribbean oral and written; cross-cultural feminist theory; oral tradition; cultural and critical theory; African Diaspora)

Connection to Center’s Mission:

The African-New World Studies Program focuses on research, interpretation, and dissemination of knowledge concerning African peoples internationally. Among the program’s goals are to help students contribute to the development of their communities’ cultural, aesthetic, and political-economic environments; to generate new knowledge and research opportunities within the field of Africana Studies; and to serve the university’s external community, with special programming of interest and relevance to the diverse population of Southeast Florida. [link to website]

(305)919-5521
cboyced@fiu.edu