African Studies

Minor in African Studies
Participating Faculty

African Studies exposes students to the most recent perspectives on African societies through an interdisciplinary exploration of their cultures, history, and politics, and of their influence and heritage throughout the world. Home to more than a thousand million people, 50 countries, and 1500 languages, the continent offers an astonishing range of human experience, thought, and art. Its rapidly-changing nations face some of the earth's greatest challenges in governance, health, and environmental policy. CSU Chico's program helps students see beyond the stereotypes to understand the complex worlds, vibrant peoples, and extraordinary opportunities of this understudied region.

Students are highly encouraged to take advantage of CSU, Chico Study Abroad opportunities in Ghana and South Africa.

For more information, contact:
David Eaton, Anthropology and African Studies

The Book in Common for 2010-11 is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. Set in Malawi, this is the story of a young man whose abiding curiosity about what makes the world work, non-stop imagination, and a thirst for knowledge, lead him from the dusty backlands of his home village to the forefront of innovation and the digital age.

For additional information about Malawi and other African issues, forums, and events, go to the Book in Common website. Kamkwamba will be on campus April 14 and will give a talk in Laxson Auditorium. For ticket information, call the University Box Office at (530) 898-6333.