Co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group interviewed by Columbia News
Farah Jasmine Griffin spoke about the meaning of Black History Month in our current moment
Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group, spoke about the meaning of Black History Month in our current moment with Columbia News.
Farah Jasmine Griffin to Deliver Virtual Lecture at Hollins University
The co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group will discuss the singer and activist Billie Holiday
Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group, will deliver the virtual lecture "Returning to Lady: A Reflection 'In Search of Billie Holiday,'" as part of the Hollins University Dee Hull Everist Visiting Speaker Series. This online event will take place Thursday, February 25th at 7:30 PM.
To connect to the event you must reach out by 3:00 pm EST the day of the event, email the event name, your name, phone number, and, if different, the name on your Zoom account to creative.writing@hollins.edu.
Farah Griffin Pens Piece for the Boston Review
Professor Griffin’s forum response is titled “Teaching African American Literature During Covid-19.”
Farah Griffin, Chair of African-American & African Diaspora Studies and former co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group, recently published a forum response in the Boston Review. In her piece, entitled “Teaching African American Literature During Covid-19,” Professor Griffin reflects on the effects of the current pandemic on her classroom and how it has changed her Introduction to African American Literature course.
Farah Jasmine Griffin, Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women co-director, interviewed for Ms Magazine
The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies chair discusses the new department and Black feminism in the article.
Farah Jasmine Griffin, former co-director of the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women working group and inaugural chair of the new Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies was recently interviewed in Ms Magazine. In the article she elaborates on the new department, Black Feminism and her own work.
You can find the full article here.
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Farrah Jasmine Griffin featured in Kennedy Center program on the Great Migration
Co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women takes the stage at the “Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration” concert at the Kennedy Center
Professor Farrah J. Griffin co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and chairwoman of Columbia University’s new African American and African Diaspora Studies department read a selection from her book “Who Set You Flowin’?” as part of the program “Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration" at the Kennedy Center.
“Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration" tells the story of the historic Great Migration when millions of black Americans fled the South of the 20th century through music and the spoken word.
The concert, produced and presented by Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, and his wife, mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran, was commissioned by Carnegie Hall for their “Migrations: The Making of America,” its New York City-based festival exploring people’s movements across America.
Farrah Jasmine Griffin is the chairwoman of Columbia University’s African American and African Diaspora Studies department and the William B. Ransford Professor of English & Comparative Literature and African-American Studies, Columbia University.
CSSD working group director featured on the Dean’s Table podcast
Professor Farrah Jasmine Griffin chats with Fredrick Harris, Dean of Social Sciences at Columbia University, on his podcast.
Farrah J Griffin, Professor and chair of the University’s new Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, was recently featured on Episode 4 of The Dean’s Table with Dean Harris from the School of Social Sciences. Professor Griffin previously directed CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and CSSD affiliate Institute for Research in African-American Studies.
Professor Griffin joins Dean Harris to discuss her scholarly trajectory into African-American studies, her research on the Black Migration and Harlem of the 1940s, and the establishment of the new Department of African-American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia.
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Professor Farrah J. Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English & Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia, and the chair of the University’s new Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. Professor Griffin is a scholar and author of African American literature, music, history and politics.
The Dean's Table is the latest initiative of Dean Fredrick Harris, Dean of Social Sciences, Columbia University. This series features the lives, work, and imagination of scholars from across Columbia's social science disciplines.
Farrah Jasmine Griffin featured in the Columbia Daily Spectator
Co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women is one of four Columbia faculty credited for the creation Columbia’s first African American and African Diaspora Studies department.
Farrah J. Griffin, co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and director of CSSD affiliate Institute for Research in African-American Studies is featured in a Columbia Daily Spectator article about the recently created African American and African Diaspora Studies department.
The article highlights the decades of activism surrounding the University’s lack of dedicated scholarship to issues of race and ethnicity that led to the creation of Columbia’s first African American and African Diaspora Studies department last fall.
The article details the efforts of Griffin and three other faculty, as well as a myriad of other students and scholars, whose efforts were instrumental in pushing for change in the slow-moving world of academia.
Columbia’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to create the new department of African American and African Diaspora Studies on Dec. 1, 2018 with Farrah J. Griffin as its first chair.
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For more on Farrah J. Griffin’s contributions to CSSD see the Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women webpage for past events, the CSSD blog for news and publications and check out our YouTube channel for how CSSD is Imagining Justice and Creating Change as well as for full-length videos from our 10th Anniversary Symposium.
Farah Jasmine Griffin Leads the New African American and African Diaspora Studies Department
Co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women chairs Columbia’s newly created department.
This past winter, Columbia University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to create the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department.
Farrah J. Griffin, co-director of CSSD working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and director of CSSD affiliate Institute for Research in African-American Studies, will lead the department as its first chair.
The development of the new department is the latest growth spurt in a scholarly interpretation of the black experience that began at Columbia in the early 20th century. According to Griffin, “the study of black life, in the western hemisphere in particular, is something that Columbia has been engaging in, and has been at the forefront of, since Zora Neale Hurston began her work here.” Griffin believes the new department will bring a fresh approach to the discipline at a crucial moment for race relations and black identity in our society.
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Click here to learn more about the newly created African American and African Diaspora Studies Department.
Farah Jasmine Griffin Speaks about Aretha Franklin’s Legacy
Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director of the working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women, spoke with DemocracyNow! and The Nation about Aretha Franklin’s legacy.
Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director or working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and William B. Ransford Professor of English & Comparative Literature, spoke with DemocracyNow! And The Nation about Aretha Franklin’s role in the history of music and her involvement in fighting for Angela Davis’s freedom in 1970.
Farah Griffin interviewed for NPR's The Record about Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize win
CSSD project director Farah Griffin was interviewed for NPR's The Record about Kendrick Lamar's unprecedented Pulitzer Prize win for "DAMN." and her experience on the judging committee.
CSSD project director Farah Griffin was interviewed for NPR's The Record about Kendrick Lamar's unprecedented Pulitzer Prize win for "DAMN." and her experience on the judging committee.
According to The Record, Lamar's Pulitzer win may constitute the first time a high-minded institution has seen fit to place an insurgent and equally popular rap artist, in the prime of his career, within America's canon of heralded music composers.
Farah Griffin was one of five jurors who whittled down the Pulitzer Prize's music nominees from about 100 to three who received recognition. She discussed the importance of this award, both for hip-hop and the Pulitzer Prizes as an institution, as well as the feeling of optimism that follows the decision to embrace a larger swathe of American music.
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Farah Griffin is a co-director for CSSD project Toward An Intellectual History of Black Women.
This research project was dedicated to recovering the history of black women as active intellectual subjects and to moving the study of black thought, culture, and leadership beyond the "Great Men" paradigm that characterizes most accounts of black intellectual activity, thus challenging the traditionally male dominated accounts of intellectual work.
CSSD Project Co-Director Farah Griffin Lectures at Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series
Professor Farah Griffin, co-director of the CSSD Project Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women, recently spoke as part of the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series at Rutgers University, Newark.
Professor Farah Griffin, co-director of the CSSD Project Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women, recently spoke as part of the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series at Rutgers University, Newark.
Professor Griffin’s lecture examined the role of music in African-American social life, with a particular focus on Griffin’s childhood experiences in Philadelphia. The lecture further explored the intertwined relationships between music, food, and political activism in mid-twentieth century African American life. Professor Griffin’s lecture received news coverage in the Germantown Courier.
In addition to serving as project co-director, Professor Griffin is a member of the CSSD Executive Committee. At Columbia, she is Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies, and William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies
