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.
The Africa at Noon series will take place virtually this semester until further notice. All are welcome. To access the event directly, click here. For dial-in information, click here.
You can view available recordings of past Africa at Noon webinars using the link(s) on the event page.
Find a Past Lineup
Spring 2022 Africa At Noon Events
February 2
Aderemi Raji-Oyelade
Hosted by Adeola Agoke
February 9
No Africa at Noon
February 16
“Policing the Virtuous in Post-Gaddafi Libya”
Leila Tayeb
Hosted by Vlad Dima
February 23
“Voice of the Cape: Reclaiming Landscape Through the Sound of Cape Town-Based Hip-Hop”
Warrick Moses
Hosted by Vlad Dima
March 2
“Music in/as Afropolitan Tongue: The Ethics of Personhood in Wolof Islamic Hip Hop”
Samba Camara
Hosted by Vlad Dima
March 9
“The Aural City: Sensory Politics in the Making of Gulu, Uganda”
Joella Bitter
Hosted by Vlad Dima
March 16
Spring Break, No Africa at Noon
March 23
“The Fabric of Diaspora: Memory, Portraiture, and Empowerment in the Quilts of Bisa Butler”
Nancy Demerdash-Fatemi
Hosted by Nevine El Nossery
March 30
“French Military Interventions in Africa: Two Cheers for Multilateralism”
Tony Chafer
Hosted by Jason Yackee
April 6
Catherine Cole
Hosted by African Studies Program
April 13 (Cancelled)
“What Comes After Representation?”
Sean Jacobs
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
April 20
“Uncivic Legacies: Wartime Rebel Control And Civil Society In Africa”
Speaker: Justine Maisha Davis
Hosted by John Pevehouse
April 27 (Cancelled)
“A Paradigm Shift in Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa”
Médard Obiang
Hosted by Zuzana Burivalova
May 4
“Building Youth Resilience through Agriculture”
Speaker: Lusayo Mwakatika