January 31st
Listening Session and Welcome Lunch
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 7th
Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think
Ainehi Edoro
Department of English, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 14th
War, Environment, Infrastructure: Lessons from Middle East and North Africa Conflicts
Jeannie Sowers
Political Science and International Affairs, University of New Hampshire
Hosted by Steven Brooke
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 21st
One Health: The Wisconsin Idea in Global Action
Jorge Osorio
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, UW-Madison
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
February 28th
Evidence Generation and Utilization: A Case of Malawi
Chrissie Thakwalakwa
Public Health, Nutrition, and Research Specialist, University of Malawi
Hosted by Nancy Kendall
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
March 6th
Susan Andrade
Hosted by Luís Madureira
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
March 13th
From Homer to the African Epic
Joseph Mbele
Department of English, St. Olaf College
Hosted by Katrina Daly Thompson
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
March 20th
Janis Tupesis
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 3rd
An Attempt to Shape African Narrative using Colonial Film Material
“Tentative de façonner le récit africain à l’aide du matériel cinématographique colonial”
Katy Lèna Ndiaye
Founder IndigoMood Films, Dakar (Senegalese-French filmmaker)
Hosted by Marissa Moorman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, students, and staff can view the film via Docuseek. This service is provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison library system. NetID and password required.
April 10th
Shireen Hassim
Canada150 Research Chair in Gender and African Politics, Carleton University and Visiting Professor, WiSER, Wits University.
Hosted by Gay Seidman
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 17th
Environmental Justice in Ethiopia: Navigating Hurdles and Making a Difference –An Environmental Lawyer’s Journey
Eskadar Awgichew
Executive Director, Eco-justice Ethiopia
Hosted by Nathan Schulfer
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
April 24th
Dis War Sef: Contesting Unhomeliness in Recent Anglophone Cameroon Writing
Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, North Carolina State University
Hosted by Moji Olaniyan
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
May 1st
Environment, Climate Change, and Public Policy in West Africa
Erin Kitchell
Director of Global Programs at Namati
Hosted by Matt Turner
Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706