Africa Talks
Moderator: Esther Ama S. Ptak, Executive Director, African Center for Community Development, Inc.
Community Panelist: TBA
Speaker: Ernesta Cole
Time: 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm CST
Venue: Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713
(This is an in-person event; no livestream or recording)
Talk Description
This talk will focus the speaker’s research on the development and usage or lack thereof of Sierra Leonean Krio, primarily amongst diasporic communities. This also includes themes of identity, hybridity, creolization, creoles and pidgins.
Speaker’s Bio: Ernesta is a PhD candidate in African Cultural Studies. Her academic interests lie within the field of linguistic anthropology. She received her master’s from the University of Michigan in International and Regional Studies, with a specialization in African Studies. She is proudly Sierra Leonean and Gambian.
The event is free and open to the public.