KASC 2014 EVENTS January 23 2:00-4:00 pm
Welcome Back Reception and African Studies Council Meeting Bailey 109
March 7 9:00-4:00
Fourth Annual KASC Graduate Research Workshop Bailey 109
April 10
7:30 pm
Arab Uprising Lecture Series: “Feminisms and Democratic Transitions: The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective” Val Moghadam Sociology, Northeastern The Commons, Spooner Hall
KANSAS AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
February 13 February 14 7:30 pm
11:30 am -1:00 pm *
Feburary 21 11:30 am -1:00 pm *
Ujamaa Brownbag: Malawi’s “Safe Haven” Project David McLeod Biodiversity Institute and Andi Witczak, Center for Civic & Social Responsibility International Room, Kansas Union
Ujamaa Brownbag: “A Place to Find Our Voice: Public Spaces and Youth Protest in Senegal” Jamie Fuller Senior, KU School of Journalism Alcove F, Kansas Union
March 26
March 27
March 29
Film Screening: Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony Documentary on the central role of South African music in the struggle against apartheid. Discussion to follow. Lied Center Pavilion
Remembering Mandela: Legacies and Liberation Struggles Panel Discussion with South African scholars 116 Multicultural Resource Center
Soweto Gospel Choir
April 17-19
April 24
Arab Uprising Lecture Series: “Egypt: Revolutionary Process or Failed Revolution?” Mona El Ghobashy Political Science, Barnard The Commons, Spooner Hall
6:30 pm
April 10-12
Third Annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival April 10, Wescoe 4:00-9:00 April 11, Spencer Museum of Art 12:00-9:00 April 12, Alderson 2:00-9:00 See program for details about screening times
3:00-4:30 pm
45th Annual Conference on African Linguistics: “Africa’s Endangered Languages: Documentary & Theoretical Approaches” Kansas Union www.acal45.ku.edu
7:30 pm
Grammy Award-Winning South African Choir Tickets required Lied Center
7:30 pm
Arab Uprising Lecture Series: “The Arab Spring and Its Surprises” Asef Bayat Sociology and Middle East, University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign The Commons, Spooner Hall
April 25
12:00-1:00 pm
Art in a Global Context: “Arabic Script in Sub-Saharan Africa: Palaeography and Calligraphy” Yacine Daddi Addoun, African and African American Studies
May 2
12:30-2:00 pm
African Studies Council Meeting Bailey 109
* Brownbag presentations start at noon; 11:30-12:00 is for lunch & networking Photo: Lake Victoria, Entebbe, Uganda
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