FALL 2020 AFRICA AT NOON LINE UP

SEPTEMBER 9

Jan Vansina Memorial Lecture: “The Mind of Apartheid: History after South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission”

Jacob S. T. Dlamini
Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University

Hosted by Neil Kodesh

SEPTEMBER 16

“#BringBackOurGirls: Reflections on the Chibok Girls, systemic gender-based violence, and the healing power of literature”

Panelists: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Abdulbasit Kassim, Titilope Sonuga, Mona Eltahawy
Moderator: Ainehi Ejieme Edoro

SEPTEMBER 23

“Conquering Custom in the Name of God: The Salafi Expansion of the Boundaries of Worship”

Aaron Rock Singer
Assistant Professor, UW–Madison

Hosted by Neil Kodesh

SEPTEMBER 30

“Stories of Embodiment: Considering Case Narratives about Maternal Death in Malawi”

Claire Wendland
Professor, UW–Madison

Hosted by Neil Kodesh, with Emily Callaci as discussant

OCTOBER 7

“Erasing women? Comparing Angolense and Postcolonial narratives on late 19th century Angola”Literary Legacies of Revolution and Internal Conflict in Postcolonial Africa”

Dorotheé Boulanger
Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

Hosted by Luis Madueira

OCTOBER 14

“Intimacy and Empire: Creating Over-lapping Diasporas in Postcolonial Nigeria”

Judith Byfield
Professor of History, Cornell University

Hosted by Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué

OCTOBER 21

“Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Prospects for Real Change after the 2018 Elections”

Kris Berwouts

Hosted by Aliko Songolo

OCTOBER 28

“Dying to Count: Post-Abortion Care and Global Reproductive Health Politics in Senegal”

Siri Suh
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Hosted by Emily Callaci

NOVEMBER 11

“Reporting on a crisis: COVID-19 journalism in Africa”

Moderated by Lindsay Palmer