January 31st
Listening Session and Welcome Lunch
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 7th
Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think
Ainehi Edoro
Department of English, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 14th
Environment and Climate Change in North Africa
Jeannie Sowers
Political Science and International Affairs, University of New Hampshire
Hosted by Steven Brooke
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 21st
Virology, Vaccinology, and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Jorge Osario
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 28th (Virtual)
Environmental and Economic Impacts of the Papermaking Project in Ghana
Dr. Hugh Brown
Hosted by Mary Hark
Location: Zoom (Click here to join and participate)
March 6th
African Women Writers and the Politics of Nationhood
Susan Andrade
Hosted by Luís Madureira
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
March 13th
From Homer to the African Epic
Joseph Mbele
Department of English, St. Olaf College
Hosted by Katrina Daly Thompson
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
March 20th
World Bank, African Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) project
Janis Tupesis
Department of Medicine, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 3rd
Taking the Reins: Women and a Sustainable Future
Mwansa Matokwani
Environmental Scientist MiGHTI, Zambia
Hosted by Valerie Stull
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 10th
Rebuilding after Ebola in Liberia
Shireen Hassim
World Resources Institute
Hosted by Gay Seidman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 17th
Environmental Justice in Ethiopia: Navigating Hurdles and Making a Difference –An Environmental Lawyer’s Journey
Eskadar Awgichew
Executive Director, Eco-justice Ethiopia
Hosted by Nathan Schulfer
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 24th
Dis war sef: Contesting Unhomeliness
Juliana Makuchi
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, North Carolina State University
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
May 1st
Environment, climate change, and public policy in West Africa
Erin Kitchell
Director of Global Programs at Namati
Hosted by Matt Turner
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706