Baraza: March 3, 2023 Dr. Straussberger is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science & Public Administration. His publications include: “Storming the Citadel: Decolonization and Political Contestation in Guinea’s Futa […]
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Baraza: February 3, 2023 Dr. Khalidi is CR1 researcher at CNRS and alumnus of the UF in Dar es Salaam study abroad program. Her publications include: “Survival kit for the […]
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Baraza: January 20, 2023 Dr. Mwaba is assistant professor in the department of government and earned her PhD at UF. Her recent writings have largely focused on public engagement: “Addressing […]
Professor Benneta Jules-Rosette is a distinguished professor of sociology and the African and African American Studies Research Center director at the University of California, San Diego. She also served as […]
Baraza: March 25, 2022 This week’s special baraza was also the keynote lecture for the SEAN (Southeast Africanist Network) annual meeting, held by Centre for African Studies. The speaker was […]
Dr Christopher Witulski is an assistant professor of ethnomusicology and earned his PhD at UF. He is also the author of Focus: Music and Religion of Morocco (2019); The Gnawa Lions: […]
Dr. Marissa Moorman is a professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies, in University of Wisconsin. Her publications include: “Luanda Humms and Buzzes: Urban Soundscapes, Club Music, and Dance, 1960-present.” […]
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Dr. David Rifkind is a director of the School of Architecture at the University of Florida. As he shared in his brief introduction, he has been contributing extensively through his […]
On April 16th, 2021, The Center for African Studies hosted its weekly Baraza entitled, “Servers, Safaris, and Social Ascension: African Labor in the Tourism Industry of Colonial Mozambique, 1890-1975”. The […]
On April 9th, 2021 the Center for African Studies, the Islam in Africa Working Group, the Center for Global Islamic Studies, the Department of Religion, and the Henry Luce Foundation […]
On March 26, 2021, The Center for African Studies presents hosted its weekly Baraza entitled: “Partners in Crime: The Dog in the Art of Post-apartheid South Africa”. The presentation was […]
On March 19th, 2021, the Center for African Studies hosted its weekly Baraza entitled: “COVID-19, Coloniality, and the Limits of Western Arrogance: Thoughts from Africa.” The presentation was given by […]
On March 5th,2021, The Center for African Studies hosted its weekly Baraza entitled: “How Should the Biden Administration Engage with a Rapidly Declining Nigeria – and Does it Matter?”. Dr. […]
On February 26th, 2021, the Center for African Studies hosted its weekly Baraza entitled: “Border-Crossing Beliefs: African Witchcraft and Global Asylum-Seeking”. The presentation was given by Dr. Katherine Luongo, a […]
On February 19th, 2021, the Center for African Studies hosted its weekly Baraza entitled: “We Became Ghanaian: The Archive, Race, and the USSR.” The presentation was given by Dr. Nana Osei-Opare, […]
Dr. Anita Spring, Dr. Lina Benabdallah, and Dr. Agnes Leslie organized this event as part of the Africa-China working group symposium. On February 12th, 2021, the Center for African Studies […]
On February 5, 2021, Dr. Oumar Ba from Morehouse College, presented “Peace, Democracy, and Prosperity for All: Africa and the International Legal Order” at the Center for African Studies weekly […]
Joel Hartter, from the University of Colorado, presented “Local People and the Global Conservation Imperative: Perspectives from the Albertine Rift” at the 01/29/2021 Baraza. Dr. Hartter is an associate professor […]
On January 22, 2021, the Center for African Studies held its first Baraza of the year titled, “Northern Nigerian Intellectuals, Sudan, and the “Eclectic Style” in Contemporary Islamic Thought.” The […]
Dr. Bencherif is a postdoctoral fellow in the Sahel Research Group at UF. His Baraza lecture on December 4, titled, “Tuareg Women in the Northern Malian Conflict: Ambivalence and Layers […]
Dr. Strong’s presentation was based on her recently published book “Documenting Death Maternal Mortality and the Ethics of Care in Tanzania.” She began her presentation by discussing the problem of […]
Dr. Landau is professor of history. His publications include: “The M-Plan: Mandela’s Struggle to Reorient the African National Congress.” Journal of Southern African Studies (2019); Popular Politics in the History […]
On Friday September 11, Dr. Matiangai Sirleaf (University of Maryland) presented, “Africa, COVID-19, and Responsibility.” Sirleaf is the Nathan Patz Professor of Law. She writes and teaches in the areas of […]
On Friday February 28, Dr. Meghan Kirkwood gave a Baraza lecture titled, “Social Documentary Photography in the Twenty-first Century: The Ernest Cole Award and the Legacy of Struggle Photography in […]
On Friday February 14, the Center for African Studies and the Center for Global Islamic Studies hosted a Baraza with Marloes Janson (University of London). Dr. Janson is a reader […]
On Friday January 31, Dr. Tasiyana Javangwe gave a Baraza lecture titled, “‘Dis/eased Others’ – Identity and Agency in Literary Representations of Migrants of African Origin.” Dr. Javangwe is associate […]
Keynote Lecture with Dr. Asonzeh Ukah On Thursday, the “Media and ‘Public’ Islam in Africa” Workshop began with a presentation by Asonzeh Ukah (University of Cape Town). His presentation, “From […]
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On April 20, Peter Alegi (Michigan State University) gave a Baraza lecture titled, “Shaka’s Progeny: Youth Football and Masculinity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.” The presentation focused on the Izichwe Youth Football Program […]
On March 30, Dr. Ann Wainscott gave a Baraza lectured titled, “Bureaucratizing Islam: Morocco and the War on Terror.” Dr. Wainscott is assistant professor of political science and earned her Ph.D. from […]
Danny Hoffman, Associate Professor in Anthropology at the University of Washington, outlined the central argument and ethnographic context of his new book, Monrovia Modern: Urban Form and Political Imagination in Liberia. […]
On Friday afternoon, Chipo Dendere gave a refreshing presentation exploring the role that social media played in former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe’s, resignation. In her talk titled “The Revolution will be Retweeted,” […]
Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University, gave a Baraza lecture on March 2nd titled “The Odyssey of Ajami in Muslim Africa.” Dr. Ngom is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the African […]
On Friday afternoon, Xolela Mangcu gave an energetic exposition of his forthcoming biography of Nelson Mandela. Mangcu is professor of sociology and visiting scholar at the Wilson Center. A supporter of the […]
Dr. Cherif Keita (Carleton College) presented “Renegade Missionary to Liberation Hero: Reverend William Cullen Wilcox in South Africa,” at Baraza on February 16. Dr. Keita discussed a project he has been […]
Dr. Trevor Orchard (University of Pittsburgh) presented on “Type 1 Diabetes in Rwanda: Challenges, Progress, and More Challenges,” on February 2. Dr. Orchard opened his lecture by covering background information on […]
On January 26, Peter Schmidt (University of Florida) gave a presentation titled, “What is Community Archaeology? Reclaiming the Past in Africa to Remake the Future.” The lecture focused on three community archaeology […]
Shobana Shankar (History/Africana Studies, SUNY Stonybrook) gave a Baraza lecture on Friday January 19 titled, “Afro-Dravidianism: A Senegalese-South Indian Muslim-Hindu Enchantment.” Her lecture centered on how Afro-Dravidianism became a post-colonial project, […]
On Friday January 12, Randall Cantrell (Housing and Community Development, University of Florida) gave a lecture titled, “Housing and Community Development in Niamey and Niger: Young Migrants’ Hope for their Present and […]
Dr. Elizabeth DeVos is associate professor of emergency medicine and medical director for international emergency medicine education at University of Florida in Jacksonville. Her lecture, “Emergency Medicine in Africa: Building Systems to […]
Center for African Studies Artist-in-Residence: Elisabeth Efua Sutherland The Center for African Studies was pleased to host Fall 2017 Visiting Artist Elisabeth Efua Sutherland. Sutherland is an artist, dancer, choreographer, playwright, and director, based in […]
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Dr. Rebecca Hardin from the University of Michigan presented “Elemental Design, Environmental Health and Sustainable Technology at Gabon’s Schweitzer Hospital,” at the most recent Baraza on Friday October 27. Her research concerns […]
Dr. Christopher DeCorse is a professor of anthropology at Syracuse University. He works in historical archaeology, focusing on the impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade and colonialism in West Africa. His […]
Jeffrey W. Paller from the University of San Francisco presented “Everyday Urban Politics: Leadership and Civic Life in Ghana,” at our most recent Baraza on Friday October 13. Dr. Paller received […]
Dr. Jacob Dlamini, gave a Baraza presentation last Friday, September 29 titled, “Safari Nation: A Transnational History of the Kruger National Park.” Dr. Dlamini is an assistant professor of history […]
Dr. Samuel Nyamuame from Binghampton University gave a presentation titled, “Traditional Music in Ghanaian Churches: Transformations, Problems, and Recommendations” at the first Baraza of the semester on Friday September 22. Dr. […]
On Friday April 7th, Noah Salomon gave a Baraza presentation titled, “For Love of the Prophet: The Art of Islamic State-Making in Sudan.” Dr. Salomon is Associate Professor of Religion, […]
On Friday, March 31st, Ch. Didier Gondola gave a Baraza presentation titled, “Buffalo Bill in Kinshasa: Westerns, Masculinity, and Violence in the Tropics.” Dr. Gondola is Professor of History at Indiana University […]
On Friday March 24th, Rudolf Gaudio gave a Baraza presentation titled, “Islam in Africa, Africa in Islam: The Sexual Politics of Religion and Race.” Dr. Gaudio is Associate Professor of Anthropology at […]
On Friday March 17th, Delia Wendel gave a Baraza presentation titled “Building Peace? Spatializing Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda”. Dr. Wendel is an interdisciplinary scholar and design practitioner, currently working as lecturer of […]
On Friday March 3rd, Emily Burrill gave a Baraza presentation titled “There Are Always Laws That Are Not Practiced: The Limits and Possibilities of Marriage Laws in West Africa.” Dr. […]
On Friday February 17th, Daniel Mains gave a Baraza presentation titled “Governing Three-Wheeled Motorcycle Taxis in Urban Ethiopia: States, Markets, and Moral Discourses of Infrastructure.” Dr. Mains is Assistant Professor […]
On Friday February 10th, Kathleen Klaus gave a Baraza presentation titled “Claiming Land: Institutions, Narratives, and Political Violence in Kenya.” Dr. Klaus received her PhD in Political Science from Wisconsin […]
On Friday January 27th, Nancy Rose Hunt gave a Baraza presentation titled, “Harm: A Useful Concept for African Historical Studies?”. Dr. Hunt is Professor of History and African Studies at UF, coming […]
Note: The summary of this Baraza was graciously written by Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, a Doctoral Candidate in the Political Science Dept. at UF. On Friday January 20th 2017, Susan Cooksey, Rebecca Nagy, […]
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On Friday January 13th, Farooq A. Kperogi gave a Baraza presentation titled, “Citizen Journalism and Nigeria’s Digital Diaspora.” Kperogi is Associate Professor of Journalism & Emerging Media in the School […]
On Monday January 9th, Netty Carey (MA student, Anthropology) gave a presentation to the Social Change and Development in Africa Working Group. Her talk, titled, “‘We are in the air’. Land Claims […]
On Friday December 9th, Dr. Bernard Dubbeld gave a Baraza talk titled, “PostApartheid Predicaments of Youth: A View from the Countryside.” Dr. Dubbeld is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology […]
On Friday November 18th, Dr. Joshua Grace gave a Baraza presentation titled “African Motors: Garages, Oil, and Austerity in Tanzania.” Dr. Grace is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South […]
On Friday November 4th, Carlton Jama Adams gave a Baraza talk titled, “Adaptive Ambivalence: African Workers in China and the Struggle for Recognition and Agency.” Dr. Adams is Chair and […]
On Friday October 28th, John McCauley gave a Baraza presentation titled “Ethnicity and Religion as Sources of Political Division in Africa.” Dr. McCauley is Assistant Professor of Government & Politics at the […]
On Friday October 21st, Anita Hannig gave a Baraza presentation titled “Mistaken for Strangers: Injury, Kinship, and Belonging Among Fistula Patients in Ethiopia.” Dr. Hannig is Assistant Professor of Anthropology […]
On Friday September 30th, Lisa Cliggett gave a Baraza presentation titled, “Chronic Liability: Living on the edge in a Zambian park buffer zone.” Dr. Cliggett is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the […]
On Friday September 16th, Abe Goldman gave a Baraza presentation titled “Tropical Africa as Perpetrator & Victim of Global Climate Change: Africa and the Political Economy of Carbon.” Dr. Goldman is Associate Professor […]
On Friday September 9th, Awewura Kwara gave a Baraza presentation entitled, “Building Academic Partnership for HIV/AIDS Care and Research in Ghana.” Dr. Kwara is an Associate Professor of Medicine within the Division […]