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 […]
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, […]
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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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 12th, 2021, the Institutions and the State in Africa Working Group, hosted Dr. Margaret Ariotti, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia. Her talk […]
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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 26th, 2021 the Health in Africa working group held their Post-COVID-19 opportunities and need: exploring potential collaboration event. Dr. Elizabeth Devos and Kim Dunleavy led the session. The […]
On March 29th,2021, The Social Change and Development Working Group hosted Dr. Noémi Tousignant, Lecturer at The University College London. Her presentation was titled: Carcinogenic Residues of Global Biomedicine in […]
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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 15th, 2021 the Institutions and State Working Group through the Center for African Studies had a seminar by Dr. Nicholas N. Kerr, UF. The title of his talk […]
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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 […]
The SouthEast Africanist Network (SEAN) was founded at University of Florida in 2000 and partnered with the Southeastern Regional Seminar on African Studies (SERSAS) in 2010 to host an annual […]
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, […]
On Feb 10th, 2021, Ayobami Edun, a PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UF presented at the SASA (Students in African Studies Association) meeting. His lecture was titled, […]
Museum Nights – Sankofa was hosted by the Harn Museum of Art on Thursday, February 11, 7 pm. Dr. Agnes Leslie gave the welcome address. Dr. Kole Odutola from the Department of […]
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 […]
The 2020 Carter Conference on “Shifting Momentum in African Agriculture through Research and Technologies: Smart Agriculture, Smart Growth, Smart Kids” took place December 10th to 11th. This year’s conference featured […]
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The 2020 Carter Conference on “Shifting Momentum in African Agriculture through Research and Technologies: Smart Agriculture, Smart Growth, Smart Kids” took place December 10th to 11th. This year’s conference featured […]
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On December 1 the CAS Islam | Africa Working Group hosted Dr. Ousseina D. Alidou from Rutgers University. Her lecture titled, “COVID-19 Pandemic, Hausa Muslim Poetic Narratives, Compassion and Resistance” […]
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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 […]
Professor Kopano Ratele is the Director of the South African Medical Research Council Men, Injury and Violence Research Unit and Professor at the University of South Africa where he runs […]
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Dr. Richard Flynn from the Akavango Research Institute at the University of Botswana and Dr. Christopher Brown from the Namibian Chamber of Environment presented on “Wildlife, Livestock, and Sustainable Savannas” […]
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 […]
The day after the 2020 presidential election, Mixing Africa’s Disciplines Working Group hosted “Post-Election Dialogue: Perspectives via Africa, USA & Black Lives Everywhere.” The 2-hour event featured UF professors Dr. […]
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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 Thursday, Dr. Elizabeth Pienaar (University of Florida) discussed her lab’s research on Oribi conservation in Kwa-Zulu Natal during her talk, “Protecting the Endangered Oribi on Private Farmlands.” Oribi are […]
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Last week’s Students in African Studies Association (SASA) Wednesday lecture featured Christopher Muntzner (University of Florida). His talk, “Nouns and Person-Gender-Number Markers in Khoekhoe,” reflected on his preliminary dissertation research. […]
On Monday February 17, Audrey Smith (University of Florida) presented at the Social Change and Development in Africa (SCAD) Working Group meeting. Her talk, “Large-scale Land Acquisitions and Ecosystem Services: […]
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Africa Museum Night: Beyond the Mask On Thursday February 13, the Harn Museum of Art hosted Africa Museum Night: Beyond the Mask. The event provided attendees with the opportunity to […]
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 Wednesday, Akintunde Akinleye (Carleton University) presented “Beyond the Frame: Photojournalism in the Context of Africa” for the Students in African Studies Association (SASA). Akintunde Akinleye has worked as a […]
On Monday, Dr. Ruth Carlitz (Tulane University) presented, “When do services reach the poor? Street-level discretion and pro-poor targeting” at the Institutions and the State in Africa Working Group. In […]
On February 7 and 8 the UF Center for African Studies hosted the South East Regional Seminar in African Studies (SERSAS) and Southeast Africanist Network (SEAN) 2020 Annual Meeting, The […]
Last Tuesday, Musa Ibrahim (University of Florida) gave a lecture for the Islam in Africa Working Group titled, “Exploring Kannywood as a Driver and Space for Contestations and Negotiations between […]
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 […]
On Wednesday January 22, Bonginkosi Gumbi (University of Florida) gave a SASA lecture, “Deciphering the Adaptive Success of an African Rodent Pest (Mastomys natalensis). His lecture highlighted his preliminary work […]
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 […]
Cartoonist Yvan Alagbé gave a lecture titled, “Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures,” on April 16 for the Text/Image Working Group. Alagbé gave a reading of his work, “Le Negro Jeune” and […]
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On April 11, the Text and Image in Africa Working Group hosted Grace Musila (Stellenbosch University) for her lecture, “Comic calibrations of violence in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.” Her […]
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On April 6, the China in Africa Working group hosted Dr. Liu Haifang (Peking University) for her Baraza lecture, “Africa in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.” The lecture focused on the background […]
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The Social Change and Development in Africa Working Group met on Monday April 2 for a lecture by Ikram Getachew (University of Florida) titled, “Ruqa: Healing, Power Struggle and Women in Ethiopia.” […]
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 Monday, March 19, UF’s Center for African Studies and School of Architecture co-sponsored a keynote address by DK Osseo-Asare, assistant professor of architecture and design at the Pennsylvania State University […]
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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,” […]
On Monday, March 12th, Peter Redfield (Professor of Anthropology at UNC-Chapel Hill) gave a provocative presentation titled “Aftermaths: Equipment for Living in a Broken World.” The lecture followed several examples of minimalist […]
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 March 1st, the NRM Africa group met for the lecture, “Integrating Natural and Social Science to Improve Conservation and Fisheries Management on Lake Tanganyika,” by Dr. Catherine O’Reilly, Illinois State University. […]
On March 1st, the Center for African Studies and Institute for Sustainable Food Systems held the Health in Africa Symposium The symposium, titled, “Livestock, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Child Growth: Exploring […]
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 […]
On February 19, Valerie Valerio (University of Florida) gave presented, “Systems Modeling for Quantitative Value Chain Analysis: a Case Study from the Lowveld of Swaziland.” The lecture centered on her doctoral research […]
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 […]
On February 13, the Center for Global Islamic Studies and the Religion Graduate Student Association co-sponsored a screening of the documentary, “Prince Among Slaves.” The film tells the story of […]
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The 2018 Carter Conference, “Text Meets Image, Image Meets Text: Sequences & Assemblages Out of Africa & Congo,” took place this Thursday February 8th through Saturday February 10th. The conference consisted of […]
University of Florida MDP student, Jackie Curnick, presented on “Water Security and Rainwater Catchment Systems in Eastern Cape, South Africa,” at the February 5th SCAD meeting. Her lecture centered on the water […]
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 February 1, Sam Ferreira (South Africa National Parks) lectured on “A Collage of Goliath Teachings; What Do Elephants and Rhinos Tell Us about Ourselves?” This presentation focused on the social and […]
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 […]
Jean-Hervé Jezequel and Vincent Foucher (International Crisis Group) presented on “Jihadi Movements and Security in the Sahel” in a joint lecture through the Sahel Research Group and Center for African Studies. Political Science […]
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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 […]
The UF Libraries and co-sponsors, including the Center for African Studies, celebrated 50 years of gorilla research at Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda by hosting two visiting primatologists, Dr. Tara […]
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 […]
Mandela Celebration The Center for African Studies and African Students Union celebrated Nelson Mandela Day on December 1st. Students, faculty, and staff came together at Pugh Hall then walked to […]
Hatsuki Aishima from the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan gave a seminar for the Center for Global Islamic Studies on November 28th. Her seminar, “Public Culture and Islam […]
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Public Lecture Celebrating University of Florida-University of Ghana Partnership Kodzo Gavua from the University of Ghana, Legon gave a lecture tilted “Archaeology and Ghana’s Cultural Heritage: Critical Issues and Approaches.” The […]
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On November 13, the Social Change and Development in Africa working group welcomed Alula Pankhurst (Ethiopia WIDE) for his lecture titled, “The changing faces of Ethiopia’s rural communities: evidence […]
Jessica N. Casimir is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law where she is pursuing her PhD in Medical Sociology. Her research examines the social […]
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 […]
On Monday October 23, Natasha Sokolsky from the Pact Institute presented “Friend or Foe? The New Role of Corporations in Africa’s Development and Mining Sectors: Case Studies from the INGO […]
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 […]
Felicity Tackey-Otoo presented her research at the latest SASA meeting on Wednesday October 18. Her lecture was titled, “The Viability of Low Cost Housing in Ghana: The Redevelopment of Tema.” Her […]
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 […]
Social Change and Development in Africa On Monday October 9, Max Gelber (University of Florida) presented “Mapping the Shark Chain in Ghana,” at the Social Change and Development in Africa working group […]
Dr. Olivier Walther gave a lecture on Thursday October 5 for the Department of Geography. His lecture, “Mapping cross-border policy networks in West Africa” discussed his recent research for the Organisation […]
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 […]
SCAD Symposium: Revisiting Partnership for Development in Africa On Monday September 25, the Social Change and Development in Africa Working group held the symposium, “Revisiting Partnership for Development in Africa.” […]
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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. […]
Werede Hagos, University of Florida “Colonial Architectures and Archaeological Sites: Assessing the Selection of Tangible Heritage Sites in Eritrea” On July 8, 2017, Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, is […]
Dr. Pedro Sanchez lectured on “Soil Management in Africa” at the latest Natural Resource Management in Africa Working Group meeting on September 14, 2017. Dr. Sanchez is a research professor in […]
On Thursday August 24, Dr. Nyeema Harris gave a NRM in Africa presentation titled, “Socio-ecological Implications of Dynamics in the Conservation Estate.” Dr. Harris is an Assistant Professor at University of Michigan. […]
On Tuesday August 22, Hassan Muhammed Kawo gave an Islam in Africa presentation titled, “The Nature of the Islamic Literary Heritage in Ethiopia: Arabic and Ajami Texts.” Hassan Muhammed Kawo is a […]
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On Wednesday April 19th, Stig Jarle Hansen gave a presentation about his book, The Sahel, The Rift Valley, and The Horn: A Comparative Study of African Jihadists. Stig Jarle Hansen is an […]
On Monday April 10th, Nancy Rose Hunt gave a talk to the Social Change and Development Working Group titled, “Pleasure and Dreams in a Congolese ‘Shrunken Milieu’”. Dr. Hunt joined the University […]
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 Monday, March 27th, Chesney McOmber gave a talk to the Social Change & Development Working Group titled, “The Feminization of Rural Space: Exploring the Politics of Male Absence in […]
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 Monday March 13th, David Dillon delivered a presentation to the Social Change & Development Working Group (co-authored with Alyson Young), titled, “The Socioecology of Household Toxin Exposure in Eastern Zambia”. David Dillon […]
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 Wednesday March 1st, Steven Robins gave a SASA lunch talk titled, “Shit Politics in the Post-Apartheid Postcolony: Sanitation Activism and Insurgent Citizenship in Cape Town.” Dr. Robins is Professor […]
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 Monday February 6th, Goran Hyden gave a Social Change and Development Working Group talk titled, “Who Owns What? Ownership in Partnership”. Dr. Goran Hyden is Emeritus Professor of Political […]
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 […]
The Uncondemned On Tuesday January 31st, The Uncondemned was shown at the Hippodrome, with a Skype Q&A with the director after the film. Co-directed by Michele Mitchell and Nick Louvel, The Uncondemned […]
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 […]
On Monday, January 23rd, Steven Brandt and Justin Dunnavant gave a Social Change & Development Working Group talk titled, “Cultural Heritage as an Agent of African Social Change & Development.” Dr. Steve Brandt is […]
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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 December 8th, Fati Abubakar gave a talk about her photograph exhibition at the Harn (November 29th, 2016 – February 26, 2017). The exhibit is titled, “Bits of Borno – Bruised […]
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 Wednesday December 7th, Dr. Elise Morton gave a SASA lunch talk titled, “Avian Diversity and Conservation in Nyungwe National Park.” Morton is a doctoral student in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation at […]
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 18th, Amanda B. Edgell gave a presentation for the Social Change & Development in Africa Working Group titled, “Vying for a Man Seat: Constituency Magnitude and Mainstream Female Candidature […]
On Monday November 14th, Dr. Terje Ostebo (Religion), Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim(Political Science), and Dr. Sue O’Brien (History) participated in a roundtable titled, “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) as a Dilemma for African Muslims”. The roundtable was […]
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 November 4th, Riley Ravary gave a talk titled, “Impacts of Transboundary Protected Areas Governance on Gender at Mount Elgon National Park” for the Social Change and Development in […]
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 Thursday October 27th, Sadie Ryan gave a NRM in Africa talk titled, “Implications of Climate Change for Zoonotic Disease Risk in Africa.” Dr. Sadie Ryan is Assistant Professor of […]
On Monday October 24th, Chapurukha M. Kusimba gave a presentation titled “The History and Archaeology of Slavery in East Africa.” Dr. Kusimba is now Professor of Anthropology at American University, after 19 […]
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On Monday, October 17th, Ferdinand de Jong gave an African Migrations talk titled “Cultural Festivals: Archives of Tradition for Global Migrants.” Dr. de Jong is a Senior Lecturer in the […]
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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 Thursday October 13th, Annie Loggins (above) and Rich Stanton (below) presented at a NRM Roundtable held in Grinter 471. At the roundtable, research was generally presented on the effects of climate change and […]
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On Monday October 10th, Patrick Milligan gave a NRM presentation titled “Invasive ‘big-headed ants’ in the Laikipia Plateau”. A video recording of that presentation is available (with a UF login) here. CAS […]
On Thursday October 6th, Nick Dowhaniuk gave a NRM in Africa presentation titled “Industrial Oil Development, Human Population Growth, and Post-Conflict Regrowth in Conservation Landscapes.” Dowhaniuk is new to UF, pursuing a […]
On Wednesday, September 28th, Justin Hoyle gave a SASA lunch talk titled “An Army of the People? The Politics of the Egyptian Military, 2011-2014”. Justin Hoyle is a PhD Candidate in Political Science […]
On Thursday September 29th, Christopher Roy gave a HESCAH Lecture at The Harn titled “Fifty Years of Tradition and Change in the Art of Burkina Faso.” Dr. Roy is Professor and Elizabeth M. […]
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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 23rd, Dr. Peter Mitchell gave a Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology presentation titled, “Climate Change and Archaeology in Late Pleistocene southern Africa: Implications for People Then and […]
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On Thursday September 15th, Laurence Kruger gave a Natural Resource Management (NRM) talk titled “Elephant Impacts on the Demography of Rare Tree Species in Kruger Park.” Dr. Kruger is a Professor within the […]
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 […]
On Wednesday September 7th, Renata Serra, Charlotte Talham, and Emily Rowland gave a SASA lunch presentation entitled, “The Political Economy of Food Production in Senegal: Findings from the 2016 Africa Multidisciplinary Food […]
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