Dr. Sandra Richards
Professor of African American Studies, Theater, and Performance Studies Address: African American Studies Department 3-132 Crowe 1880 S. Campus Dr. Evanston, IL 60208-2209 Phone: 847-491-7958 Fax: 847-491-4803 Email: s-richards@northwestern.edu

Courses:

AFAM 259, Intro to African American Drama

AFAM 378, The Harlem Renaissance

AFAM 379, African American Women Playwrights

AFAM 332, Black Feminist Theories

Degree:

Stanford University Ph.D.

Current Research:

Performances of Memory amongst African American Tourists
to Slave Sites in the Black Atlantic.

Recent Awards:

2001-2002
Rockefeller Fellowship in Black Performing Arts, Stanford Humanities Center

Recent Publications:

Ancient Songs Set Ablaze: The Theatre of Femi Osofisan