Our professional development series concludes with a discussion of career options featuring our recent alum, Reem Hilal. Dr. Hilal earned her Ph.D. in 2013 and is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and …
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Nostalgia and Memory in Post-Colonial Africa
Join the African Cultural Studies Student Association as they host a day-long conference, Nostalgia and Memory in Post-Colonial Africa. The conference features keynote speaker Laura Murphy presenting, “The Silence Slavery Keeps: Remembering Transatlantic and Modern …
Katrina Thompson Publishes New Book
The new title, Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings, explores utilization of popular legend to mask discussion of culturally sensitive topics. Learn more about the mysterious Popobawa, its origins, and its impact on Tanzanian coastal culture. “While Popobawa …
Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora
Join us for: Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora, a lively interrogation of an uncommon theme in the scholarly study of Africa and the African diaspora: pleasure. Our conference features keynote speaker …
Registration now open! Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora
Registration is now open for “Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora,” the annual conference presented by the Department of African Cultural Studies and the African Studies Program! Visit the conference website …
Dr. Reginold Royston Featured During Africa at Noon
Title: “Hacking Development: Mobile Money, Azonto Bodies and Creative Disruption in Ghana’s Digital Life” In this presentation, Dr. Reginold Royston discusses his fieldwork with African tech entrepreneurs, proposing a theory of ‘creative disruption’ that typifies …