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2004
Scholar for a Day:
Professor Peter Geschiere
(Leiden University,
The Netherlands)
Monday 29 March 2004,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Stiteler Hall, First Floor (37th and
Walnut)
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8:30-8:50: Welcome and breakfast
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8:50-9:00 Opening remarks:
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Prof.
Lee Cassanelli, Director, African
Studies Center |
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9:00-10:30 Panel I: Reconciling
Modernity and Witchcraft
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Chair:
Prof. Steven Feierman, History
and Sociology of Science, History |
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Discussants:
-Kristina Wirtz (Anthropology)
-Jason Blum (Religious Studies)
-Linda Lee (Folklore and Folklife)
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10:30-10:45: Coffee break
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10:45-12:15 Panel II: Excavating
a career:
Research themes, methodologies,
and publics
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Chair:
Prof. Sandra Barnes, Anthropology |
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Discussants:
-Noel Salazar (Anthropology)
-Marie Jorritsma (Music)
-Andi Johnson (History and Sociology
of Science)
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12:15-1:30 Lunch
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1:30-3:00 Panel III: State and
society in Africa
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Chair:
Dr. Thomas Callaghy (Political Science) |
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Discussants:
-Genevra Murray (Anthropology)
-Jane Gordon (Political Science)
-Adam Mohr (Anthropology) |
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3:00-3:15: Coffee break
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3:15-4:30: Presentation by Dr.
Peter Geschiere:
"The Fascination of the
Forest: Cannibals, Biodiversity
and Other Visions"
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4:30: Reception
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Co-Sponsors:
The Department of Anthropology, The Center for
Folklore and Ethnography, The Penn Humanities
Forum
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