Yuxuf A Abana
- Lecturer, Africana Studies
Contact
- (520) 621-5665
- Learning Services Building, Rm. 226
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- uxuf@arizona.edu
Degrees
- CERTIFICATE LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, New York, United States
- Ph.D. 19th Century British Romanticism and Contemporary Africana Literature
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- The Shelleys & Empire: Prometheus Unbound, A Philosophical View of Reform and the Modern African Fictions of Liberation.
Work Experience
- AFAS (2020)
- AFRICANA STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (2008 - Ongoing)
Licensure & Certification
- REVISIONS AND UPDATES ON COURSE AFAS COURSE SYLLABI (2018)
Interests
Teaching
1) The African American Slave Narrative, The African American Autobiography, Race, Gender, & The Africana Experience, The Africana Experience, Africana Women's Writing, Race and The Literary Experience, African Literature, Global Soccer and Its Socio-Cultural Implications.2) Undergraduate Writing. Introducing Innovative Reading And Writing Strategies To Enhance Literacy As An Essential Requirement For Student Success In The Classroom And The Professional World.
Research
19th Century British Romanticism and the Colonial World, Comparative Aesthetic and Dialogic Impulses in Western and African Writing, Post-Colonial Theory and Criticism, Jazz / Blues Aesthetic and Africana Literature, and the Cultural Implications of Global Sports Practices.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Spring 2025) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2025) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2025) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2025) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2025) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2025) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2024) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Winter 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2024) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2024) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2024) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Fall 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Summer I 2024) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2024) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2024) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Summer I 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2024) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
AFAS 306 (Spring 2024) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Spring 2024) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Spring 2024) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2024) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2024) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2024) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2023) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Winter 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2023) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2023) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2023) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Fall 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2023) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Summer I 2023) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
AFAS 306 (Spring 2023) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Spring 2023) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Spring 2023) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2023) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2023) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2023) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Winter 2022) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2022) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Winter 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2022) -
Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Fall 2022) -
Black Womanist Writers
AFAS 303 (Fall 2022) -
Black Womanist Writers
ENGL 303 (Fall 2022) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2022) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2022) -
Intro:African Literature
AFAS 230 (Fall 2022) -
Intro:African Literature
ENGL 230 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Summer I 2022) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2022) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2022) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Summer I 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Summer I 2022) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Spring 2022) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2022) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2022) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2022) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2021) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Winter 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2021) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
AFAS 306 (Fall 2021) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Fall 2021) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Fall 2021) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2021) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2021) -
Intro:African Literature
AFAS 230 (Fall 2021) -
Intro:African Literature
ENGL 230 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Summer I 2021) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2021) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2021) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2021) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Summer I 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Summer I 2021) -
Black Womanist Writers
AFAS 303 (Spring 2021) -
Black Womanist Writers
ENGL 303 (Spring 2021) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2021) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2021) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2021) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2020) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Winter 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2020) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2020) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2020) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2020) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2020) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Summer I 2020) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Summer I 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2020) -
Black Womanist Writers
AFAS 303 (Spring 2020) -
Black Womanist Writers
ENGL 303 (Spring 2020) -
College Success
HUMS 101 (Spring 2020) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2020) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2020) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2020) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
AFAS 306 (Winter 2019) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Winter 2019) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Winter 2019) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Winter 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2019) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2019) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2019) -
Intro:African Amer Lit
AFAS 160D1 (Fall 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Summer I 2019) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2019) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2019) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2019) -
Intro:African Amer Lit
AFAS 160D1 (Summer I 2019) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Summer I 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2019) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2019) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2019) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Spring 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2019) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2019) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Winter 2018) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Winter 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Winter 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Winter 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Winter 2018) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2018) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2018) -
Intro:African Amer Lit
AFAS 160D1 (Fall 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2018) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2018) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2018) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Summer I 2018) -
Intro African Amer Study
SOC 220 (Summer I 2018) -
Intro:African Amer Lit
AFAS 160D1 (Summer I 2018) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Summer I 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Summer I 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Summer I 2018) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2018) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2018) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Spring 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2018) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2018) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Winter 2017) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Winter 2017) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2017) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2017) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Fall 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Summer I 2017) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2017) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2017) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2017) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Summer I 2017) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Spring 2017) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Spring 2017) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Spring 2017) -
Intro African Amer Study
SOC 220 (Spring 2017) -
Introduction- Africana Studies
AFAS 200 (Spring 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2017) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2017) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Winter 2016) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Fall 2016) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Fall 2016) -
The Africana Experience
AFAS 160A1 (Fall 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Fall 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Fall 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Afr Dispora Rel+Cultr
AFAS 160A2 (Summer I 2016) -
African-Amer Slave Narr
AFAS 320 (Summer I 2016) -
Global Soccer
AFAS 376 (Summer I 2016) -
Global Soccer
HUMS 376 (Summer I 2016) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Summer I 2016) -
Intro African Amer Study
SOC 220 (Summer I 2016) -
Intro:African Literature
AFAS 230 (Summer I 2016) -
Intro:African Literature
ENGL 230 (Summer I 2016) -
Soc Const Of Race:Black
AFAS 304B (Summer I 2016) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
AFAS 306 (Spring 2016) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
GWS 306 (Spring 2016) -
Afr Am Autobiog:Wmn+Hist
HIST 306 (Spring 2016) -
Intro African Amer Study
AFAS 220 (Spring 2016) -
Intro African Amer Study
SOC 220 (Spring 2016) -
The Africana Experience
AFAS 160A1 (Spring 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
AFAS 342 (Spring 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
ENGL 342 (Spring 2016) -
Writers, Women+The Gods
GWS 342 (Spring 2016)
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