Africa at Noon: The Archival Possibilities of Social Media with James Yeku
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIDate/Time: March 1st 2023, @12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaker: James Yeku, University of Kansas Hosted by: Matthew Brown Talk Description: In Africa, social media is well established as a digital sphere for the production …
ACS Works-in-Progress: “A Trilogy of Masculinities: Boyhood, Initiates, and Adulthood Masculinities” ⎻ Jacob Muniko Mwita
1418 Van Hise HallSAVE THE DATE for a presentation part of the newly created “ACS Works-in-Progress” ongoing series! “Works-in-Progress” gatherings are monthly symposiums that will give ACS grad students and faculty the opportunity to share their work with …
Dr. Rebecca Jones ⎻ Crossing borders, encountering others, telling stories: a century of Nigerian travel writing in Yoruba and English (VIRTUAL)
Join the Zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 964 8250 3467; Passcode: 519001) In this virtual talk, Dr. Rebecca Jones will discuss how Nigerian travel writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have written about the ways …
Africa at Noon: Ethnoracism in Settler and Colonial Societies – The Case of Black Immigrants in the United States with Mosi Ifatunji
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIDate/Time: March 8th 2023, @12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaker: Mosi Ifatunji - Sociology, UW-Madison Hosted by: Luís Madureira BIO Mosi Adesina Ifatunji is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies and …
Broken by Dr. Evelyn Alsultany ⎻ A Book Talk Moderated by Katrina Daly Thompson
Central Library - Community Room 301 & 302 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WIOne of Donald Trump’s first actions as President was to sign an executive order to limit Muslim immigration to the United States, a step toward the “complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” he …
Africa at Noon (VIRTUAL): Beauty Diplomacy – Embodying an Emerging Nation with Kemi Balogun
OnlineDate/Time: March 22nd 2023, @12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaker: Kemi Balogun, University of Oregon Hosted by: ACS/Luís Madureira Zoom: To access the event directly, click here. For dial-in information, click here. BIO Oluwakemi (Kemi) M. Balogun is an …
Africa at Noon (VIRTUAL): Branding Humanity – Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence and Global Citizenship with Amal Fadlalla
OnlineDate/Time: March 29th 2023, @12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaker: Amal Fadlalla, University of Michigan Hosted by: Sam England Zoom: To access the event directly, click here. For dial-in information, click here. BIO Amal Hassan Fadlalla is Professor of …
Africa at Noon: Conflict and Development in Uganda with Jessica R. Hawkins
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIDate/Time: April 5th 2023, @12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaker: Jessica R. Hawkins, University of Manchester Hosted by: Luís Madureira BIO Jessica received a BA in European Studies with German and Italian from Lancaster University …
Hip Hop and Afrobeats Listening Session with Warrick Moses
Black Cultural Center at the Red GymThe department of African Cultural Studies is excited to be hosting an upcoming Hip Hop and Afrobeats Listening Session featuring our own Assistant Professor Warrick Moses. Prof. Moses joined UW-Madison in Fall 2022 and is currently …