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Programs on Africa

The Programs on Africa at the Center for Africana Studies provides members of the University of Pennsylvania, local, national, and international communities with information on faculty, researchers, activities, and programming on historical and contemporary Africa.

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Summer Institute for Pre-First Years

This intensive one-week course of study is taught by standing Penn faculty and exposes students to major intellectual and cultural themes and currents in 19th, 20th, and 21st century African and African Diaspora studies.

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Watch the 23rd Annual MLK Jr. Social Justice Lecture & Award!

Prof. Dorothy Roberts presented her lecture “Are Civil Rights Enough?”, had a riveting conversation with Prof. Marcia Chatelain, and was recognized for her prestigious research and activism.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events



The Dynamics of Politics in 2024

Africana Lecture Series: African-American
Christopher Sebastian Parker
Oct 15, 2024 at | Max Kade, Room 329-A
3401 Walnut Street
University of Pennsylvania

Christopher Sebastian Parker is professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Change They Can’t Believe In: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America (…



Rule of Dons: Criminal Leaders and Political Authority in Jamaica

Presented by Penn Anthropology
Rivke Jaffe
Oct 17, 2024 at - | Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, Room 625
133 S 36th St.
University of Pennsylvania

Rivke Jaffe will be visiting Penn to have a conversation about her new book, Rule of Dons: Criminal Leaders and Political Authority in Jamaica. She will be in conversation with Deborah Thomas and Alessandro Angelini…



A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America

Hardeep Dhillon, William Sturkey
Oct 18, 2024 at - | ARCH 108
3601 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania


This symposium will explore the complex history of voting in the United States. Topics to be discussed include the formation of the Electoral College and design of the Executive Branch, the expanding nature of…