MSU Africa Lectures, Spring 2006
Time: Thursdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 201, International Center
(Please Check the Tuesday Bulletin for Location)
Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Topic |
| 1/12/06 | Chinedu Nebo | Vice Chancellor (University of Nigeria at Nsukka) | "The University of Nigeria at Nsukka in 2006: A History and Plans for the Future." |
| 1/19/06 | David Wiley |
David Wiley, Director (African Studies Center) and Faculty (Sociology, MSU), Peter Limb, Africana Librarian (MSU Libraries), Michael Weber, Faculty (Agri. Economics), and Others |
"A Database Barazza: MSU's New e-Resources on Africa: Food Security, Films & Videos, e-Journals, Languages, and More" |
| 1/26/06 | Cressida Marcus | Research Scholar | "Feast and Fast: The Significance of Food in Ethiopia." |
| 2/2/06 | Abdi Kusow | Faculty, Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Oakland University) | "Symbolic Boundaries and Contested Identities: The New Logics of Political Violence in Africa" |
| 2/9/06 | Sandra Schmidt | Doctoral Student, College of Education | "Gender Gap: The Disjunture Between Western-developed Policies and their African-determined Implementation" |
| 2/16/06 | Hilary Jones | Visiting Scholar (U of Michigan) | "a History of Metissage in Senegal" |
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| 3/9/06 |  No Brown Bag: Spring Break
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Any questions, call at 353-1701 or send e-mail to: fisseha@msu.edu