Every Wednesday at noon — since 1973! — African Studies Program faculty, students, and community members have gathered for AFRICA AT NOON, a one-hour weekly lecture series bringing diverse African research from scholars around the world to a campus and community audience.
Due to technical limitations, we are currently unable to support hybrid events. All Africa at Noon series will be 100% virtual or 100% in person this semester until further notice. Apologies for the inconvenience.
All are welcome. To access the virtual events, click here. For dial-in information, click here.
Click here to access the 2022 Africa at Noon Fall Lineup
You can view available recordings of past Africa at Noon webinars using the link(s) on the event page.
Find a Past Lineup
Africa At Noon Welcome Lunch, September 7
Come and join us for welcome and introductions to new faculty and students over Nigerian cuisine!
Time: 11:45 am- 1:30 pm
Location: Ingraham Hall, Room 206
Fall 2022 Africa At Noon Speaker Events
September 14
Jan Vansina Lecture: The Long Atlantic: A History in Terms of Africa
Kathryn de Luna
Georgetown University
Hosted by Neil Kodesh
September 21
Decoloniality Dialogues: Building Decolonial Commitments and Praxis (Virtual)
Upenyu Majee, Decolonial Dialogues
Michigan State University
Hosted by Luis Madureira
September 28
CANCELLED-For a Paradigm Shift in Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
Médard Obiang Ebanega
Omar Bongo University, Gabon
Hosted by Zuzana Burivalova
October 5
Radiant Matter : The Long Shadow of French Nuclear Imperialism in the Living Sahara
Jill Jarvis
Yale University
Hosted by Vlad Dima
October 12
Nikumbuke: Health and the UN Development Goals by Motorbike
Bendettah Muthina Thomas
Nikumbuke, Kenya
Hosted by Araceli Alonso
October 19
West African Roots of Pan-Africanism
Rebecca Shumway
UW-Milwaukee
Hosted by Neil Kodesh
October 26
How Jesus Became Black: Kongo’s Discovery of its Role in the Creation and Nativity Stories (Virtual)
John K. Thornton
Boston University
Hosted by Luis Madureira
November 2
Ndau Transnational Spirits, Languages, and Identities in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Emmanuel Sithole
Northwestern University, South Africa
Hosted by Katrina Thompson
November 9
When Fighting Becomes an End in Itself: Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Virtual)
Jason K. Stearns
Simon Fraser University
Hosted by Lisa Naughton
November 16 (No Africa At Noon – ASA)
November 23 (No Africa At Noon – Thanksgiving/Indigenous People’s Day)
November 30
Education as a tool for sustainable community development: A Sierra Leone Case Study
Alhaji Njai
University of Sierra Leone
Hosted by Luis Madureira
December 7
What Comes After Representation?
Sean Jacobs
The New School
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
December 14
Vlad Dima
UW-Madison
Hosted by Luis Madureira