Past Events Category: Africa

Samuel Fury Childs Daly
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
April 2, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Samuel Fury Childs Daly Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall (This in-person event will be livestreamed)  Join Livestream Hosted by Michael Martoccio Sponsored by War in Society and Culture Program …

Sharon Hutchinson
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
March 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Sharon Hutchinson Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall (This in-person event will be livestreamed)  Join Livestream Speaker’s Bio Sharon E. Hutchinson is Professor Emerita of Anthropology and African Studies at …

Ignatius Suglo
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
March 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Ignatius Suglo Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall (This in-person event will be livestreamed)  Join Livestream Speaker’s Bio Ignatius G.D. Suglo is a media and cultural historian and a scholar …

Elizabeth Jacob
Online: Zoom Webinar
March 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Elizabeth Jacob Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: VIRTUAL (Zoom Webinar)  Join Livestream Speaker’s Bio Elizabeth Jacob is a historian of modern West Africa who focuses on gender, family, and politics in twentieth-century …

Ali Baba Sanchi
Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713 
February 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
https://africa.wisc.edu/africa-talks/

            Speakers: Ali Baba Sanchi and Voronica Bading Time: 5pm – 6:30pm CST Venue: Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713  Speaker’s Bio: Ali Baba Sanchi is a …

Kirk Sides
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
February 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Kirk Sides Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall (This in-person event will be livestreamed)  Join Livestream Speaker’s Bio Kirk Sides is an Assistant Professor in English and an Affiliate Professor …

Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
February 15, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - April 8, 2025

Event Description: This film fest focuses on new and old films that center the liberation struggles and life after independence in Portuguese- speaking Africa. Venues Sterling Hall (475 N Charter St, Madison, WI 53706) UW …

Soeren Henn
1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706, 206 Ingraham Hall
February 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Africa at Noon

Speaker: Soeren Henn Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CST Venue: 206 Ingraham Hall (This in-person event will be livestreamed)  Join Livestream Speaker’s Bio Soeren J. Henn’s research lies at the intersection of comparative politics, political …

716 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706
February 1, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Host: DJ Boima Tucker Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Venue: Black Cultural Center, 716 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706 Event Description: The African Studies Program in collaboration with the Black Cultural Center kicks-off Black History Month …

Irène Tombo and Linda Vakunta
Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713 
January 29, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
https://africa.wisc.edu/africa-talks/

              Speakers: Irène Tombo and Linda Vakunta Time: 5pm – 6:30pm CST Venue: Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713  Speakers Bio: Irène is a Ph.D. …