Carnegie Mellon University

Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic (CBESA)

CBESA is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the collection, production, restoration, dissemination and promotion of scholarship on people of African descent in Europe. 

About CBESA

Steering Committee

CBESA's steering committee unites leaders in the study of Blackness in the Atlantic.

Meet the Steering Committee

Research Areas

social justice

Social Justice

environmental humanities

Environmental Humanities

outreach

Outreach

archive and preservation

Archive and Preservation