Ousseina Alidou, Rutgers University. COVID-19 Pandemic, Hausa Muslim Poetic Narratives, Compassion and Resistance. December 1 | 11:45am EST Attend through Zoom Meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91735731699 While the world scientific communities are racing to find a biomedical cure and vaccine against COVID-19, governments throughout the world are struggling to limit the spread of the virus. Throughout the world, artists have …
Workshop - Critiquing and Revising Dissertation Chapters and Articles. December 1 | 7:00pm EST The workshop will be an interactive learning opportunity for students wishing to gain and improve dissertation writing skills. Two chapters will be distributed to participants upon request. During the session, two faculty members will provide constructive critique of the chapters and impart tips and answer questions. An open discussion will …
Adib  Bencherif,  UF. Tuareg  Women  in  the  Northern  Malian  Conflict: Ambivalence  and  Layers  of  Symbolic Violence. 3:30pm Dr. Bencherif is a postdoctoral fellow in the Sahel Research Group. His publications include: "Lethal Violence in Civil War: Trends and Micro-dynamics of Violence in the Northern Mali Conflict (2012-2015)." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (co-author, 2020); "From …
Social Change | Development Megan Cogburn, UF. Forgeries, firings, and indicator-drive care: questions and reflections from a working dissertation chapter. December 7Â | 12:50pm EST This talk introduces some of my questions and reflections on what counts as care by focusing on the suspicions and accusations surrounding health card forgeries and the firing of two community …
Health | Africa Careers –Networking, Planning,  Publishing. December 9 | 3:00pm EST The Health in Africa Working Group will host a spring planning meeting Wednesday, 12/9 at 3pm Via Zoom.  Everyone is encouraged to bring ideas for potential speakers or workshops in the spring semester. If you are unable to attend, please feel free to submit …
Gwendolen M. Carter Conference: Shifting Momentum in African Agriculture through Research & Technologies: Improving Resiliency, Livelihoods, and Nutrition. December 10-11 | Schedule TBA