“The Deep History of 419: Law and Crime in the Nigerian Civil War” Samuel Childs Daly Assistant Professor of African & American Studies Duke University Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:00 – 1:00 PM 206 Ingraham …
African History
Africa at Noon – Steve Wallace
“Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: A Case Study of Ghana, Globalization and Cocoa” Steve Wallace Founder & President, The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hal l | 1 …
Congratulations to the 2017 ‘Outstanding Women of Color!’
Christy Clark-Pujara is one of six being recognized as 2017’s “Outstanding Women of Color” on February 22, 2018. Read the full article on UW-Madison’s Creating Community website.
East African Working Women
Check out this wonderful website created by a team of graduate students in Florence Bernault’s Hist 861 last spring. Kate Alfin, Lamin Keita (Poli Sci), Lauren Maly and Leslie Sabakinu worked together to create this …
Lecture – Ethelene Whitmire
Following in the Footsteps of African Americans in 20th Century Denmark Ethelene Whitmire School of Library & Information Studies, UW-Madison Monday, January 22, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club “While walking through a cemetery in …
First Annual Jan Vansina Lecture
Please join us to celebrate the life of the beloved professor emeritus on September 21, 2018 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Featuring Nancy Hunt, Steven Feierman, and Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu, the lecture will be followed …
African at Noon – Aaron Mushengyezi
“Translating Ugandan Oral Literature for Children” Aaron Mushengyezi Dean of the School of Languages, Literature, and Communication Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Mushengyezi will discuss …
Lecture: John Marston
“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and …
Africa at Noon: Stephanie Selvick
“Queering Withdrawal in Novels by Achmat Dangor and Rozena Maart” Stephanie Selvick LGBT Coordinator UW-Whitewater Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:00-1:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Selvick will analyze divergent representations of queer South African celibacies, …
Africa at Noon with Daniel Magaziner
“Art and Education in Apartheid South Africa” Daniel Magaziner Assistant Professor of History Yale University Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI Description Between 1951 and 1981, the …