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Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Museum Nights: “Kongo across the Waters”

Join us for a celebration of art and culture from throughout Africa, with a special focus on Kongo across the Waters. Special activities surrounding UF’s Common Reading Program and the book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka” will also take place.

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Gwendolen M. Carter Lectures

In the spirit of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter, the annual Carter lectures offer the university community and the greater public the perspectives of Africanist scholars on issues of pressing importance to the peoples and societies of Africa. The topic for this year's conference is: "Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central

Free

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Intensive Yoruba in Nigeria: Application Deadline

An Intensive Advanced Yoruba Group Projects Abroad (hereafter Yoruba GPA) for Summer 2014 is planned for Nigeria. The course will be held at the University of Ibadan, and directed by Dr Akíntúndé Akínyemí of the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Florida in Gainesville. For more information about this project, and how to

Islam in Africa Symposium

"The African Madrassa: Transformations of Islamic Education in Contemporary Africa."

Free

Islam in Africa Symposium

"The African Madrassa: Transformations of Islamic Education in Contemporary Africa."

Free

Islam in Africa Symposium

"The African Madrassa: Transformations of Islamic Education in Contemporary Africa."

Free

Islam in Africa Symposium

"The African Madrassa: Transformations of Islamic Education in Contemporary Africa."

Free

Islam in Africa Symposium

"The African Madrassa: Transformations of Islamic Education in Contemporary Africa."

Free

CAS Working Groups Intro Session

An Introduction to CAS Working Groups: Research Opportunities for UF Students and Faculty Representatives from various CAS-sponsored interdisciplinary working groups will provide details about their research directions, current group member areas of expertise, and planned activities for the upcoming year. Featured groups include: Natural Resource Management in Africa​; Islam in Africa; Health in Africa; Social Change and Development; Institutions and

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Matiangai  Sirleaf,  University of  Maryland. "Africa,  COVID-­19,  and  Responsibility" September 11 | 3:30pm  Matiangai Sirleaf is the Nathan Patz Professor of Law. She writes and teaches in the areas of global public health law, public international law, international human rights law, international criminal law, post-conflict and transitional justice and criminal law. Her most recent publications in this area include

Islam | Africa

Mediating Bamba: Qasida Exegesis in the Age of New Media Tuesday September 15 @ 11:45am Attend through Zoom Webinar: Register Here Abstract: The Mouride Sufi order, which was founded by Amadou Bamba at the end of the nineteenth century, has played an important role in the construction of religious identities in post-colonial Senegal. Although scholars have long studied

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Philip Janzen, UF. Reforming,  Deforming,Unforming:  Poetry  and  Geography  in  Atlantic  World  History. 3:30pm Register for the Zoom Webinar event here.

Mixing Disciplines

Title: Concepts and Careers | Conversation with Apollo Amoko and Nancy Hunt Date: Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 Time : 7-9pm  Contact dengzheyuan@ufl.edu for Zoom meeting details. During this workshop, Prof. Amoko (English) and Prof. Hunt (History) will discuss academic careers (mostly their own, though also in general?) and how they have used concepts (and which ones) in their

SASA

Felicien  Maisha,  UF.  Manhood and Masculinity  among  Biboko  Men  during  COVID-­19  Lockdown  in  Goma, Democratic  Republic  of  Congo.  11:45am

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Susan  Cooksey,  UF. Agents  of  Change:  Metal  Arts  and  Artists  in  sub-­Saharan  Africa. 3:30pm   Register here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cxBLSFuERbmulabN4BRiiA​

Social Change | Development

The Social Change and Development (SCAD) Working Group invites you to the first meeting of the year on Monday, September 28th from 12:50-1:45pm! Talk: Artemisia annua and COVID-19 Speaker: Sarah Staub, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida Zoom webinar registration link: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vqs1Izp9S72MYCC-FpAA0w To kick off this year's emphasis on health, Sarah will share on-going research on

Health | Africa

Abebe  Bekele,  University  of  Global  Health  Equity.  Surgical  Education  and  Evaluation  in  SubSaharan  Africa.  Time  TBA

Institutions | State

Renata  Serra,  UF. Do  Stakeholder  Meetings  Make  a  Difference?  Preliminary  Findings  from  a Pilot  Project  in  Rwanda.  3:00pm

Islam | Africa

Terje  Ostebo,  UF.  Ethiopia  and  Saudi  Arabia:  Between  Proximity  and  Distance.  11:45am Link to the meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92484216980?pwd=Z0Z5ZzJWd05RczJyL0JIb2J2T3ptQT09   Abstract: Geographical proximity has enabled deep connections between peoples on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Horn of Africa. While this enabled important ethnic, cultural, and religious points of contacts between Muslims on the Peninsula and in

Mixing Disciplines

Roundtable  – “Fieldwork” across  Disciplines. 7:00pm

Health | Africa

Innovations  – Creative  Responses  to  Public  Health  Problems.  3:00pm

Luce Foundation Workshop

Islam,  Media,  and  Popular  Culture  in  Africa  and  Elsewhere.  10:00am

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Abdalla Adamu, Bayero University. "Don’t’ Translate M**r in the Vernacular”: Rap, Hip-Hop and Islamicate Public Culture in Northern Nigeria. October 9 | 3:30pm EST   Register in advance for this meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpd-uurz0oHNUUomD5s6vjJIPjSnYz5oZe

Social Change | Development

Marit  Ostebo,  UF.  Stumbling  over  Artificial  Intelligence  while  Tracing  COVID-­19  in  Ethiopia.  12:50pm

SASA

Megan  Cogburn,  UF. Go  to  Chigonela! Developing  Bodies  and Care  at  a  Tanzanian  Maternity  Waiting Home. 11:45am Register here. 

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SM  Rodriguez,  Hofstra  University. Imagining  Transformative  Justice  in  African  LGBTI  Politics.  3:30pm Register here. 

Mixing Disciplines

Workshop  – Writing  Dissertation  Grant  Proposals.  7:00pm

Social Change | Development

Social Change | Development Opioid Scarcity in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Project Directions. Dr. Adrienne Strong, Assistant Professor and Megan Cogburn, Ph.D. Candidate UF Department of Anthropology. October 26 | 12:50pm EST In the United States we often hear about the overuse and abuse of opioids, not their absence but a parallel challenge, long in the making, has

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With Paul Landau, University of Maryland. "Operation Mayibuye and the Limits of the Political Imagination." October 30 | 3:30pm EST 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 of South Africa, 1400-1948 (2010); and Images and Empires: Visuality in Colonial and Postcolonial