Past Events




Taxation in Fragile States: A Case Study of Somalia

Brown Bag Series
Gayatri Sahgal
Apr 15, 2025 at -

The third in the Penn Africanists Brown Bag Series this semester will take place on April 15, at noon in Room 330-A, 3401 Walnut Street.

The presenter will be Dr. Gayatri Sahgal, who received her Ph.D. from…



What Do We Owe Our Ancestors?

Africana Lecture Series: African-American
Daniel Black
Apr 10, 2025 at -

Listen to the eloquent Daniel Black discuss "What Do We Owe Our Ancestors?"



Our Right to Care Conference

Presented by PRSS
Apr 10, 2025 - Apr 11, 2025 (All Day)

For full conference schedule, more info on speakers, and registration, see ourrighttocare.net.



Statecraft in Black: Social Movements, Party Politics, and the Rise of Ethnoracial Institutions in Brazil

Giovani Rocha
Apr 8, 2025 at

Come and listen to Giovani Rocha's riveting presentation on "Statecraft in Black: Social Movements, Party Politics, and the Rise of Ethnoracial Institutions in Brazil".

 



Becoming a Big Man in Africa: Subalterns, Elites, and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria

Presented by Penn Anthropology
Wale Adebanwi
Apr 7, 2025 at -

Do subalterns have the capacity to transform themselves into members of the elite? If so, what are the means of accomplishing the transformation? What strategic improvisations are critical in the process of such…



International Conference on Everyday Lives of Instability in the Global South

AbdouMaliq Simone
Apr 4, 2025 - Apr 5, 2025 at -

The international conference organized by the Center for Africana Studies in collaboration with the Provost’s Office, Department of South Asia Studies, Department of Anthropology, Center for Latin American and Latinx…



Brave Testimony 2025

Dancing on the Shore: Poems from Migration Letters
M. Nzadi Keita
Apr 3, 2025 at -

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To Fulfill the Unfulfilled, To Answer the Unanswered: The Revolutionary James Baldwin (Screening)

Presented by Lotus at Penn
Mar 31, 2025 at -

Join Lotus, a student group dedicated to studying the Black Freedom Tradition at Penn, for the screening of an original documentary called To Fulfill the Unfulfilled, To Answer the Unanswered: The Revolutionary…



African Narratives: Hop

African Narratives Film Series
Mar 31, 2025 at -

The Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies, The Center for Africana Studies and Wharton Africa are pleased to present African Narratives, a film series that showcases global…



Africana Studies 12th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium

Gendered Spatiotemporalities: Black Political Assertions of Self
Sherie M. Randolph, Brendane Tynes, Shaka McGlotten
Mar 20, 2025 at -

The Department of Africana Studies invites you to our 12th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium, "Gendered Spatiotemporalities: Black Political Assertions of Self”.

For reasons of space, we encourage community…