Stylin’ and Profilin’: From Cairo to Cape Town

Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                                Speaker: Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall Watch Recording Talk Description Jacqueline-Bethel …

The Man Died: Profiling Wole Soyinka

Awam Amkpa
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Seventh Tejumola Olaniyan Lecture                   A screening of the film took place the day before, on April 21. Speaker: Awam Amkpa Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST …

Film Screening: The Man Died

Awam Amkpa
Marquee Cinema
@ 4:00 pm

Join us for a special film screening, featuring a stellar Nollywood cast, light refreshments, and an engaging Q&A with the award-winning director, Awam Amkpa, Vice Provost for the Arts; Dean of Arts and Humanities; Professor …

Movie poster for *The Man Died*, featuring a close-up of a man’s face on the right side, overlaid with a faded background of a street scene and silhouettes of armed soldiers. The title appears prominently on the left, with text noting it is inspired by Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir, along with cast and production credits.

Vision without Sight

Thomas Timothy Mtonga
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Thomas Timothy Mtonga Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall This in-person event will be livestreamed (Watch Recording). Speaker’s Bio Thomas Timothy …

Anti-Colonial Dreams, Authoritarian Realities: Populism and Power in Africa

Soeran J. Henn and Aili Mari Tripp
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

                          Speakers Professor Soeren J. Henn, Assistant Professor in Political Science at UW-Madison African Economics and Politics Professor Aili Mari Tripp, Vilas Research Professor …

Vernacular Architecture and Grassroots Urban Politics

Noah Nathan
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Noah Nathan Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall Watch Recording. Talk Description The physical structures in which urban life occurs are an …

Do Gender Quotas Change Politics? Evidence from the Namibian Parliament

Amanda Clayton
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Amanda Clayton Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall This in-person event was livestreamed. Recording is not available. Talk Description Gender quotas have been one of the most popular legislative reforms …

Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa: Regionalism by Design

Catherine Boone 
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Catherine Boone Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall Watch Recording. Talk Description Professor Boone will talk about her book titled, Inequality …

Black Girl at (almost) 60

Vlad Dima
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Vlad Dima Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall Watch Recording Talk Description This presentation is drawn from my recent book on …

Behavioral Ecology in African Guenons

Margaret Bryer
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

                  Speaker: Margaret Bryer Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall This in-person event was livestreamed. Recording is not available. Speaker’s Bio Margaret Bryer …