September 4th
Welcome Luncheon
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
September 11th
Jan Vansina Lecture
Akin Ogundiran
Professor of Archaeology and History; Cardiss Collins Professor of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Hosted by Jim Sweet
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
September 18th
“I was Obligated to Accept”: Coercion and Autonomy in Global Family Planning
Leigh Senderowicz
Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
September 25th
William A. Brown Lecture
The Caliphate, the Black Writer, and a World in Revolution
Madina Thiam
Assistant Professor of History, New York University
Hosted by Khaled Esseissah
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
October 2nd
The Emerging Cooperative Economy: Focus on Africa
Emile George (E.G.) Nadeau
Research Director for the US Overseas Cooperative Development Council (2014-2015)
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
October 9th
Writing and Publishing from Luanda
Ndalu de Almeida (Ondjaki)
Multiple Award Winning Angolan Poet and Author
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
October 16th
Revolution Squared: Tahrir, Political Possibilities, and Counterrevolution in Egypt
Atef Said
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Hosted by Nevine El Nossery
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
October 23rd
Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Refugee Deterrence
Jennifer Riggan
Professor and Director of International Studies, Department of Historical and Political Studies, Arcadia University.
Hosted by Lesley Bartlett
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
October 30th
Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief in Nigeria
Ahmed Garba
Vice-Chancellor Al-Muhibbah Open University, Nigeria
Hosted by Philip Ostien
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
November 13th
TODAY’S TALK IS CANCELED!
Bridging Continents: Empowering Youth and Reawakening Heritage
Roxie Hentz
Founding Executive Director, CEOs of Tomorrow, Inc.
Hosted by Aleia McCord
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
November 20th
Samora Machel, Frelimo and the Struggle for the Liberation of Zimbabwe
Allen Isaacman
Regent Professor of African History, University of Minnesota
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
December 4th
Afterlife: Death and Burial Ceremonies in West African Cultures.
Olusegun Soetan
Film Specialist and Cultural Studies Scholar
Eric Adjetey
Ghanian Artist
Hosted by Aleia McCord
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706