African Studies Association (ASA): The leading academic organization encouraging an exchange of information about Africa, ASA awards prizes in the field, publishes the African Studies Review, and holds an annual conference.
H-Africa: H-Africa is part of H-Net, an international scholarly online community centered around the humanities. Subscribers to H-Africa become part of the academic conversation in the field of African history.
H-AfroAm: An H-Net forum dedicated to discussion and news relating to the African American experience. Note that there are sub-forums on topics like West Africa, Slavery, African American Art, and more.
Research Resources
The EKU African/African American Studies LibGuide is an excellent place to begin a research project in the field. It’s a specially-dedicated LibGuide on the library site, which highlights the best research resources the EKU library offers in the field, including databases and primary source collections. However, here are a few other research resources that might be helpful:
African Studies/History
Exploring Africa Curriculum, MSU: An excellent, general course on African history, including lesson plans and evaluation methods, free and available to the public.
AFA Librarian: Victoria Koger is the dedicated AFA librarian at EKU. If you need help finding library resources in the field, you can contact her at victoria.koger@eku.edu (203 Crabbe Library; 859-622-3054).
AFA Free Library: A collection of black-authored fiction located in the basement of the Miller building, which all members of the EKU community are welcome to “sign out” as needed. If you have any questions, contact Alix at alix.heintzman@eku.edu.
