Past Events




When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in The Soul and Hip Hop Eras

African-American Lecture Series
Claudrena Harold
Feb 28, 2024 at -

Trace the path of gospel music during the proliferation of both Soul and Hip Hop as relayed by Professor Claudrena N. Harold, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, in…



The 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science

A Conversation with Dr. Aldon Morris, Moderated by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
Dr. Aldon Morris
Feb 23, 2024 at -

On February 23, 2024, The 2nd Annual W.E.B. DU Bois Lecture in Public Social Science will take place. This event will be a conversation with guest speaker Dr. Aldon Morris, the…



Penn Grad Talks 2024

Mathias Chukwudi Isiani
Feb 23, 2024 at -

Africana Studies PhD student Mathias Chukwudi Isiani will present a talk entitled, "'What Is a Church Built For?': Gothic Architecture as British Imperialism in Eastern Nigeria" as part of Penn Grad Talks on February…



Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounters

Presented by The Department of Music
Timothy Rommen, David Aarons, Jessica Baker, Michael Birenbaum Quintero, Jerome Camal, Philip V. Bohlman, Rebecca Dirksen, Aimee E. González, Dr. Charissa Granger, Jocelyne Guilbault, Deonte L. Harris, Ruthie Meadows, Hannah Rogers, Edwin Seroussi
Feb 22, 2024 - Feb 23, 2024 (All Day)

"Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounter” at the University of Pennsylvania is the first conference in the five-year Balzan Foundation project, “Borderlands of Sonic Encounter.”…



Notes Toward Naked Agency as Open Reading

Presented by The Center for Africana Studies Africa Program
Professor Naminata Diabate
Feb 14, 2024 at

Join us to hear from Professor Naminata Diabate about the intriguing topic of “Notes Toward Naked Agency as Open Reading”.



Eating in Public: Race, Caste, and Food Practices Across Differences

Department of South Asia Studies Colloquium Spring 2024
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson, Dr. Gaurav Pathania
Feb 7, 2024 at -

Join the Department of South Asia Studies for Eating in Public: Race, Caste, and Food Practices Across Differences, a discussion with Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson and Dr. Gaurav Pathania.

This event is…



Lorene Cary’s "Ladysitting": Monologue, Dialogue, and Discussion

Presented by Kelly Writers House in collaboration with the Arden Theatre Company
Lorene Cary
Feb 5, 2024 at -

Join us at the Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk) for a scene reading and discussion of Lorene Cary’s play Ladysitting, currently in its world premiere at the Arden Theatre.…



Kaysha Corinealdi - “Panama in Black: Diasporic Lives in the Afro Américas”

Latinx Lecture Series
Kaysha Corinealdi
Feb 5, 2024 at -

Explore the lives of the afro-descendants in Panama with this lecture based on the work of Kaysha Corinealdi, author of



Contemporary Black Excellence in Leadership Workshop Session 1

Damon T. Hewitt
Feb 2, 2024 at -

Excellence doesn’t happen by accident, 



Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Settings of Technology & Society

African-American Lecture Series
Ruha Benjamin
Jan 31, 2024 at -

Reimagine the default settings of technology & society with Professor and acclaimed author Ruha Benjamin. Hosted by Professor Dorothy Roberts.