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UF’s Carter Conference brings together researchers from 14 universities across U.S.

UF’s Carter Conference brings together researchers from 14 universities across U.S.

Thursday April 17, 2025

The University of Florida’s Center for African Studies (CAS) hosted its 40th Gwendolen M. Carter Conference, bringing together the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to peoples and societies of Africa. The annual conference is considered the flagship event for the center.
UF’s Carter Conference examines Africa’s future

UF’s Carter Conference examines Africa’s future

Friday April 5, 2024

CAS hosted its annual Gwendolen M. Carter Conference, uniting leading experts, scholars, students, and community members to address pressing issues facing Africa’s people and environments.
Baraza Recap: Dr. John Straussberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Baraza Recap: Dr. John Straussberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Wednesday March 8, 2023

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 Jallon, 1945-1961.” Journal of African History (2016) and “Fractures and Fragments: Finding Postcolonial Histories on Guinea in Local Archives.” History in Africa (2015). Dr. John (Trey) Straussberger, Assistant Professor […]

Baraza Recap: Dr. Lamya Khalidi, Université Côte d’Azur

Wednesday February 8, 2023

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 afterlife or instruction manual for prehistorians? Staging artefact production in middle Neolithic cemetery Kadruka 23, Upper Nubia, Sudan.” Antiquity (co-author, 2021); “9000 years of human lakeside adaptation […]

Baraza Recap: Dr. Anna K. Mwaba, Smith College

Wednesday January 25, 2023

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 a pandemic on a continental level.” Africa Is A Country (2020); “The African Union called on Congo to suspend its election’s results. That’s unprecedented.” The […]

CAME: Women Entrepreneurship, AI + Emerging Tech in Africa

Wednesday October 26, 2022

CAME hosted the “Women Entrepreneurship, AI + Emerging Tech in Africa” event on September 27, 2022. Kishau Rogers shared in-depth insights into the processes for the success of her business, Time Study, and how she continues to triple the company’s revenue each year. Saidah Nash Carter shared her work focused on “Healing and Human Connection,” […]

Baraza: April 22, 2022 

Monday April 25, 2022

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 the President of the Society for Africanist Anthropology of the American Anthropology Association. Professor Jules-Rosette is also in charge of the Bennetta Jules-Rosette Graduate Students Essay […]

Recap: Graduate / Transfer Student Fair

Monday March 28, 2022

The visitors spent the morning at Pugh Hall participating in a Graduate and Transfer Student Information & Recruitment Fair. For the afternoon, they proceeded to the Harn Museum for a gallery tour and dedicated language learning sessions. The students were divided into groups of 5 to work with each one of the African Language instructors on […]

Baraza Recap: Dr. Saida Hodžić March 25, 2022

Monday March 28, 2022

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. Saida Hodžić, from Cornell University on the topic of  “From (In)security to Abolition: African Perspectives on Ruling Imaginaries.” Dr. Saida Hodžić is associate professor […]

Baraza Recap: Dr. Witulski (March 4, 2022)

Monday March 7, 2022

  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: Authenticity and Opportunity in Moroccan Ritual Music (2018); and “Light Rhythms and Heavy Spirits: Entertaining Listeners through Musical and Ritual Adaptations in Morocco.” Ethnomusicology Forum (2016), among others. […]

Baraza Recap: Dr. Moorman, “Angolan Radio in Five Songs”

Monday February 28, 2022

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.” In Hossfeld, et al. (eds.) Ten Cities: Berlin, Bristol, Cairo, Johannesburg, Kiev, Lagos, Lisbon, Luanda, Nairobi, Naples (2020); Powerful Frequencies: Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, […]

Baraza Recap

Monday February 21, 2022

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 professional works, publications, and ongoing book and architectural projects. His training informs his professional work as an Architect, his concerns about sustainability, resilience, and climate […]
Recap: China | Africa Working Group Oct. 7

Recap: China | Africa Working Group Oct. 7

Monday October 11, 2021

AFRICA | CHINA WORKING GROUP FOCUS ON POST-COVID RELATIONS Fall Panel 2: Re-Thinking the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Marina Rudyak, Heidelberg University China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa and the SDGs: Taking Stock of Promises and Implementation Gaps. Under What Conditions Do African Countries Benefit Most? Marina Rudyak is a sinologist working on the intersections […]

Recap: Living & Linking 

Thursday September 30, 2021

African Legacies Through the Lens of Ethiopian Contemporary Fine Artist Prince Merid Tafesse AQJ Harvest History is aimed to “Inspire others to reach great heights. Preserving fragile histories and bring unique experiences to life” was the inspiration for the Art Talk by Ethiopian contemporary fine artist, Prince Merid Tafesse and Pan African Creative Consultant & […]

Recap: Mixing Disciplines Workshop

Monday April 26, 2021

The Mixing Disciplines Workshop’s two-day virtual zoom conference occurred from April 22-23rd, 2021. Supported by the Center for African Studies, this two-day conference started with a detour to Lusophone Africa with the screening of Billy Woodberry film “A Story from Africa (2018). This film was a brilliant work that gave life to photos from archives […]
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