New Education and Research Initiatives
Modern Languages Launches the Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic
Mame-Fatou Niang, associate professor of French and Francophone studies in the Department of Modern Languages, created the Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic (CBESA) , the first research center in the world dedicated to the collection, production, restoration, dissemination and promotion of scholarship on people of African descent in Europe. As an interdisciplinary research hub uniting leaders in the study of Blackness in the Atlantic triangle comprising Europe, Africa and the Americas, CBESA aims to establish Black European studies as an academic discipline and democratize the creation, access and sharing of knowledge on marginalized communities at a global level. It also seeks to connect a generation of students and scholars forging new paths in higher education. According to Niang, CBESA is painting a fuller portrait of European history and culture to broaden perspectives on American and global history. “It is a dream to see CBESA come to life. I have lost count of how many times my colleagues and I have thought of a center like this one, then brushed the idea off as something impossible,” said Niang. “I will be forever grateful to CMU for making this dream a reality.”
CMU members of the Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic
Mame-Fatou Niang, associate professor of French and Francophone studies, CBESA director
“It is a dream to see CBESA come to life... I will be forever grateful to CMU for making this dream a reality.” — Mame-Fatou Niang
Felipe Gómez, teaching professor of Hispanic studies
Joe Trotter, the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice
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