In 2002, Telluride celebrated the 10th Anniversary of TASS at Indiana University and held the inaugural TASS program at the University of Michigan.


TASS SEMINARS: 1993 - 2007

2007

Indiana: Modern Sports and the African American Experience.
  Faculty:
Gary Sailes, Indiana University, Bloomington; and JaDora Sailes, Indiana University at IUPUI campus.
Michigan I: American Politics and Culture: Left and Right.
  Faculty:
Angela D. Dillard and Alan Wald, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michigan II: Infectious Disease Detectives: Fighting Epidemics Using the Right Tools.
  Faculty:
JoLynn P. Montgomery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Kristi J. McClamroch, University at Albany, SUNY.

2006

Indiana: Civic Engagement and African American Youth.
  Faculty:
Paulette Patterson Dilworth and Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University.
Michigan I: Bridging the Atlantic: Music and Media in the African Diaspora.
  Faculty:
Naomi André and Kelly Askew, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michigan II: Black Multiculturalism: Harlem's World 1919-1940.
  Faculty:
Ifeoma C.K. Nwankwo and Frieda Ekotto, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2005

Indiana: Films of the African American Experience: An Introduction to Film Studies.
  Faculty:
Audrey McCluskey and Natasha Vaubel, Indiana University.
Michigan I: Race, Space, and American Identity.
  Faculty:
Magdalena Zaborowska and Justyna Pas, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michigan II: Who Deserves to Get Well? Public Health at the Crossroads of Science and Social Values.
  Faculty:
Sharon Kardia and Susan King, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2004

Indiana: Conflicting Visions: A History of African American Political Thought and Action.
  Faculty:
Lawrence J. Hanks and Jas Sullivan, Indiana University.
Michigan: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Formation of Multicultural Societies in Brazil and the U.S.
  Faculty:
Susan Juster and Sueann Caulfield, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2003

Indiana: Constructing "Race": Society and Law.
  Faculty:
Dennis Rome and Steve Russell, Indiana University.
Michigan: Social Identities and the Mass Media.
  Faculty:
Elizabeth Cole and Catherine Squires, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2002

Indiana: Does My Vote Count: African Americans and the Struggle for Political Representation.
  Faculty:
Valerie Grim and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.
Michigan: Reading the Body through Ethnicity, Racism, Gender, and Power.
  Faculty:
Frieda Ekotto and Robin Wilson, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2001

The African Diaspora: Music, Dance, and History.
  Faculty:
Iris Rosa and Daniel Walker, Indiana University.

2000

Understanding Black and Multiracial Political History in the New Millennium.
  Faculty:
Akwasi Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Indiana University.

1999

Law, Race, and Society: Demythologizing Common Notions of Legal Order.
  Faculty:
Frank Motley and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.

1998

Demythologizing Africa: Transatlantic Musical Crossroads.
  Faculty:
Mellonee Burnim and Takyiwaa Manuh, Indiana University.

1997

African-Americans in the Political System: A Historical and Political Analysis.
  Faculty:
Akwasi Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Indiana University.

1996

African-American Arts and Social Life: Exploring Their Influence on Each Other.
  Faculty:
William Banfield, Indiana University; and R. Drew Smith, Butler University.

1995

Contemporary Media Representations of the African-American Community.
  Faculty:
Gloria Gibson-Hudson and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.

1994

Self and Society: African-American Autobiographical Writings.
  Faculty:
Audrey Thomas McCluskey and Fred McElroy, Indiana University.

1993

Play and Performance: African-American Music and Sports in the Twentieth Century.
  Faculty:
William Wiggins, Jr. and Portia Maultsby, Indiana University.