African Studies Center

University of Pennsylvania

Additional Event Listings:

Current Events for Fall 2009

 
September
 
21
9:00 AM - 6:00PM
Terrace Room, Cohen Hall
25
Jennifer Wilks
(University of Texas, Austin)
"Diasporic Carmens"
12:00 Noon
436 Cohen Hall
Women’s Studies/Alice Paul
Center Global Gender Seminar
25-26
Irvine Auditorium,
Amado Recital Hall
Center for Africana Studies
October
1
"'Race'and the Republic"
Alec G. Hargreaves
(Florida State University)
4:00 PM
543 Williams Hall
Co-sponsored with the Dept. of Romance Languages
6-31
9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia
Holy Family University
6
"Sol Plattje's Mhudi: A South African Novel"
Tsitis Jaji (UPenn)
12Noon
3401 Walnut, Suite 329A
Center for Africana Studies
7
"From Non-Profit to Profit -
Still 100% Social"
Tal Dehtiar (MBAs Without Borders)
4:30-5:30
Room G-50 JMHH
Wharton Ethics Program
9-10
Symposium on Imperialism and Colonialism in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa
209 College Hall
Center for Africana Studies
14
Democracy Promotion Under Obama: The Complexities of Reengagement
5:30 – 7:00 PM
3620 Walnut St. Room 109
Annenberg School
21
"Why Is No One Thinking about Security in Africa?"
James McGann (UPenn)
1:00-2:30PM
639 Williams Hall
Fall Lecture Series
22
"The Invention of Johannesburg"
Achille Mbembe & Sarah Nuttal
(U of Witwatersrand, South Africa)
4:00-6:00PM
4017 Walnut Street
Fall Lecture Series
30
8:00PM
Swarthmore College,
Lang Concert Hall
Swarthmore College
30
"How International Migration Has Affected the Distribution of Childcare in Ghana."
Cati Coe (Rutgers University)
1:00-2:30PM
639 Williams Hall
Fall Lecture Series
November
6-8
Seizing and Sustaining Growth in a New Global Economy
(17th Annual Wharton Africa Business Forum)
Huntsman Hall
Wharton School
6
"Anticipations: Music and Immaterial Production in Post-Industrial Johannesburg"
Gavin Steingo (UPenn)
12:00 -1:00
639 Williams Hall
Fall Brown Bag Series
13
"Africa and the Media"
Rachel Reynolds (Drxel University)
12:00 -1:00
639 Williams Hall
Fall Brown Bag Series
18
"Narrowing the Legitimacy Gap: Turnovers as a Cause of Democratic Consolidation."
Devra C. Moehler (UPenn)
1:00 -2:30
TBA
Fall Lecture Series
24
"Darfur Conflict in National and International Contexts."
Izzeldin Bakhit (Strayer University)
4:30 -6:00PM
220 Williams Hall
Fall Lecture Series
30
"Genetic Diversity and Population History of Africans and African Americans"
Sarah A. Tishkoff, David
and Lyn Silfen (UPenn)
12:00 -1:00
Room 1, McNeil Building
Population Studies Center
December
4
"The Utility of Colonial Institutions in the Postcolonial World: A Case Study of MuseumAfrica"
Sara Byala (UPenn)
1:00-2:30 PM
639 Williams Hall
Fall Lecture Series
5
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Penn Museum
Outreach Workshops
9
"Portrayal of People's Perceptions of HIV/AIDS in Botswana"
Joyce Mathangwane
(University of Botswana)
1:30-2:30 PM
639 Williams Hall
Brown Bag Lecture Series
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