Jorge L. Serrano

Jorge L. Serrano

Director of Undergraduate Studies
 

Biography

Dr. Serrano has taught at Montclair State University, University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Serrano is trained in Africana Studies and makes use of archaeology, history, and literature.鈥

Research Interests

Dr. Serrano's research interests involve conceptions of African antiquity as presented in literary, historical, and archaeological forms. His work comprises analyses regarding interpretations of the civilizational past as perceived by various writers.

Teaching Interests

鈥婦r. Serrano enjoys engaging students with perceptions of Africana Studies, i.e., continental, and diasporic African facets, and in general unveiling the multiple aspects of racialization, genderization, and class socialization.

Degrees

  • 鈥婸h.D.,Temple University, African American Studies听
  • M.A., Temple University, African American Studies鈥
  • M.A., Yale University, Archaeology听 听 听 听
  • B.A., Columbia University, Classics听 听
Media mentions
  • Photo of Razan Abdullah, a junior Africana studies major

    An expanded mindset

    February 12, 2024 | Written by 91原创aily Staff
    Razan Abdullah, a junior Africana studies major, is a member of the National Council for Black Studies Honor Society.
  • Degree of the past, present and future

    February 09, 2024 | Written by Artika Casini
    鈥淧eople would ask, 鈥榃hat are you going to do with an Africana studies degree?鈥 I鈥檇 answer, 鈥榃hat can鈥檛 I do with it?鈥欌 says Kobe Barker, who now works as an outreach coordinator for the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage in Wilmington, Delaware.