The New Barbarianism, followed by a panel and reception. Medical and humanitarian workers are increasingly in the crosshairs as hospitals and aid centers have become part of the battlefield in today’s wars. So far, there …
Events
“Dear Ambassador” Film Screening
4:30 p.m.: Reception 5:00-7:00 p.m.: Film Screening Lubar Commons, Law School, 975 Bascom Mall “Dear Ambassador” featuring an introduction and post-screening Q&A with the film’s director, Luiz Fernando Goulart, as well as UW alum and …
“Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Prospects for Real Change after the 2018 Elections”
This is a past event. You can view the recording here. (An audio transcript will be available soon.) Presentation Description In December 2016, the second and constitutionally last mandate of President Joseph Kabila expired. On …
“How Deliberative Designs Empower Citizens’ Voices: A Case Study on Ghana’s Deliberative Poll on Agriculture and the Environment”
This is a past event. You can view the recording here. Date/Time: February 3, 2021 – 12pm CT (6pm UTC) Speaker: Kaiping Chen PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Empowering ordinary citizens with the capacity to deliberate is a core …
“Our Africa”: A Public Conference by the Mandela Washington Fellows
Please join the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellows at UW-Madison for “Our Africa,” a free and public conference. Mandela Fellows will show the Madison community Africa through their eyes. The program will include a cultural show …
“Reporting on a crisis: COVID-19 journalism in Africa”
Date/Time: November 11, 12pm CT / 7pm WAT / 9pm EAT This is a past event, organized in partnership with the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium. Speakers: Fredrick Mugira & Ejiro Umukoro Moderator: Lindsay Palmer BIO …
“SHIFTING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY: THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT AND CONSTITUTION-MAKING IN KENYA”
THE J. JOBE AND MARGUERITE JACQMIN SOFFA LECTURE INVITES YOU TO “SHIFTING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY: THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT AND CONSTITUTION-MAKING IN KENYA” With Professor Wanjiku Kabira of Nairobi University ABOUT THE SPEAKER Prof. Wanjiku …
“We Have Always Been There”: African Women, Agency, and Resistance
This is a past event. You can view the recording here. This event was a joint meeting of the AFRICA AT NOON seminar series, the COMPARATIVE POLITICS COLLOQUIUM, and the INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COLLOQUIUM. Date/Time: March 10, …
“WHEN WOMEN WEAR SLACKS” WITH JACQUELINE-BETHEL MOUGOUÈ
TOPIC: “When Women Wear Slacks”: Gender and Embodied Nationalism in Africa DATE: Thursday, February 25, 2021 TIME: 12-1:30P PLACE: Zoom, register here African Cultural Studies Professor Jacqueline-Bethel Mougouè will present at Eye on Africa, an …
“Intimacy and Empire: Creating Over-lapping Diasporas in Postcolonial Nigeria”
This is a past event. You can view the recording here. (An audio transcript will be available soon.) PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION The talk draws from her new research project, Curry Goat and Gari: West Indian Women …