Past Events




PRSS Lecture

Terence Keel (UCLA)
Feb 19, 2020 at



New Directions in Afro-Latinx Studies Series

Odette Casamayor-Cisneros
Feb 13, 2020 at

The Power of the Unsaid: Counter-Hegemonic Knowledge in Contemporary Afro-Cuban Arts

Co-sponsored by Latin American and Latino Studies.

Refreshments will be served.



Film Screening: Decolonizing the Narrative

Jan 30, 2020 at

Decolonizing the Narrative is a documentary reflection on African artistry and design, and the impact of the colonial narrative on exhibiting material culture in Western museums.



Faculty Colloquium: Danielle Clealand

Jan 29, 2020 at

Dr. Clealand is an associate professor of Political Science at Florida International University.   Her research examines comparative racial politics, group consciousness, black public opinion and racial inequality…



PRSS Lecture

Natalie Shibley
Jan 28, 2020 at



2020 MLK Lecture: Angela Davis & Gina Dent

Jan 15, 2020 at

Our 2020 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice will feature Angela Davis and Gina Dent in conversation with Margo Natalie Crawford.



PRSS Speaker Series: RUHA BENJAMIN

Dec 9, 2019 at

This event is a collaboration between PRSS, the Department of History and Sociology of Science Colloquium, and the Control Societies Speaker Series.

 



Africa Lecture Series: Dr. Suad M.E. Musa

Nov 25, 2019 at

Dr. Musa’s book uncovers the significance of women poetess (Al Hakkamat) of Darfur Sudan, as instigators of war and champions for peace during the times of ethnic and political conflicts.  Dr. Musa examined the…



Artists in Residence

Nov 23, 2019 at

Master Class with Amadou Kane Sy and Muhsana Ali

The Senegal-based artist team, Amadou Kane Sy and Muhsana Ali, Center of Africana Studies Fall 2019 Artists in Residence, will discuss their creative process…



World Premier: Decolonizing the Role of Museums in Contemporary Society

Nov 17, 2019 at

Join us for a film screening followed by a Q&A with curator Tukufu Zuberi, as he walks through a new approach to the display and interpretation of the objects in the Africa collection. 

The film…