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Collaborative Research Opportunities for UF Students and Faculty
Collaborative Research Opportunities for UF Students and Faculty
CAS Working Groups introductory meeting September 1 | 11:45am With funding from a USED National Resource Center grant and from the UF Office of Research, CAS sponsors a variety of collaborative interdisciplinary working groups. These thematic-oriented groups provide a forum for faculty and students to pursue research and funding initiatives that cut across standard academic …
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Baraza
Baraza
Baraza Wandia Njoya, Daystar University. #IfikieMastude: The Political Vernacular of Education in Kenya. Dr. Njoya is senior lecturer in French and African literature. Her publications include: “Curriculum Reforms in Kenya.” Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies (2018); “Just Act, Don’t Think! Religion, Education and Disciplinary Decadence.” Atlantic Journal of Communication (2011); and “Lark Mirror: African Culture, Masculinity …
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Africa | China Working Group
Africa | China Working Group
Africa | China: Impact of the Pandemic on Africa’s Health and China’s Response. 10:00am Papers and discussions investigate China’s economic slowdown in relation to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) due to Covid-19 and increased debt burdens. It considers how Chinese lending and project types have been affected in scope and loan amounts. African countries, …
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Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology
Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology
Dist. Lecture in African Archaeology: Yonas Beyene, French Center for Ethiopian Studies. Big Tools, Big Brains: Human Evolution and the Acheulian Techno-complex in Pleistocene Africa. 3:30pm
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State | Africa Working Group
State | Africa Working Group
The Working Group on Institutions and the State in Africa and the Center for African Studies are pleased to invite all interested faculty and graduate students to attend to our upcoming virtual research presentation: Speaker Dr. Rebecca Tapscott, Fellow Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy at the Graduate Institute in Geneva Talk Title Arbitrary States: Social …
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Baraza
Baraza
A Baraza with Danielle Sanchez, Colorado College “African Opinions” at the Brazzaville Conference: Evolué Politics, Representation, and the Future of French Colonialism in Africa Dr. Sanchez is assistant professor of history. Her publications include: African Islands: Leading Edges of Empire and Globalization (co-editor, 2019); “Bar-Dancing, Palm Wine, and Letters: Alcohol Consumption, Social Life, and Entrepreneurialism …
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Students in African Studies Association (SASA)
Students in African Studies Association (SASA)
SASA with Matthew Pflaum, UF. Fulani Insecurity in Mali since the 2012 Civil War. Register to Attend on Zoom.
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Sahel Research Group Seminar
Sahel Research Group Seminar
October 1 | 10:40am A Discussion with Azizou Garba, Associate Director of the Centre Nationale D’Etudes Strategiques et de Securité (CNESS) in Niger. International Coordination and Security in the Sahel. Attend on Zoom (Meeting ID: 958 4594 9215; Passcode: 081471) or in-person at the UF International Center Large Conference Room. The Sahel Research Group is pleased to announce that …
Carter Lectures 21.1
Carter Lectures 21.1
Carter Lectures 21.1 with Funmi Adewole, De Montfort University. Contemporary Dance as African Cultural Production. ‘Funmi Adewole is lecturer in dance, School of Humanities and Performing Arts, De Montfort University in Leicester. Scholar, storyteller, and dramaturge, Dr. Adewole started out as a media practitioner in Nigeria and moved into performance on relocating to England in 1994. For several …
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