Past Events

PRSS Speaker Series: RUHA BENJAMIN

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

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

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

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…

Artist Voices in the New Africa Galleries

Four talented artists provide powerful visual expressions in the new Africa Galleries. Join Jorge Dos Anjos, Muhsana Ali, Amadou Kane Si, Emerson Ruffin and Breanna Moore in conversation about the inspiration and…

Creating a New Narrative in the Africa Galleries

Join lead curator and professor Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D., along with consulting scholars, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, Ph.D., Monique Scott, Ph.D., Salah Hassan, Ph.D., and Vaniclea Silva Santos, Ph.D., for a discussion about…

Daedalus Quartet Performance

Daedalus Quartet: Migration through Music

Higginbotham Lecture:

Brittany K. Barnett

Brittany K. Barnett is an attorney and entrepreneur focusing on social impact investing. When Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency by the Trump administration, Kim Kardashian garnered all…