{"id":20955,"date":"2026-09-08T17:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/cutheme-homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:19:58","slug":"cutheme-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of African Studies"},"content":{"rendered":" \n
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\n Black Faculty and Students Meet and Greet\n <\/h1>\n \n \n\n
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Welcome to the Institute of African Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n Land Acknowledgement\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>\n \n \n\n

Carleton University acknowledges the location of its campus on the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg nation. In doing so, Carleton acknowledges it has a responsibility to the Algonquin people and a responsibility to adhere to Algonquin cultural protocols.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of African Studies builds on Carleton\u2019s long history of expertise on Africa amongst its faculty and graduate students by pulling together the growing number of faculty members and experts in the Ottawa-Gatineau region to provide fresh insight into current and historical dynamics of Africa \u2013 from the slave trade that reshaped the continent and the Atlantic world to the richly textured and innovative religious practices and livelihood strategies, from conflicts, refugees, and peace-building efforts to the production and reception of world-renowned and locally-consumed literatures, music and film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of African Studies<\/strong> offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the undergraduate level<\/strong>, the Institute offers a Combined Honours and a three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) program in African Studies, as well as an Honours and a three-year program in Africa and Globalization within the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS). It also offers a Minor in African Studies, available to students across all undergraduate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the graduate level<\/strong>, the Institute offers collaborative Master’s and PhD programs in African Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond its academic programs, the Institute organizes public events and activities that foster engagement with Africa and its diaspora. It also promotes, showcases, and connects the diverse research initiatives undertaken by its faculty and students, contributing to a deeper understanding of the continent and its global connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of African Studies is part of both Carleton\u2019s  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a> and the Faculty of Public Affairs<\/a>. FASS and FPA are distinct groups of academic units that deal directly with matters of importance to government and civil society; while tackling the most complex social, cultural and political issues of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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