Past Events




Gulf Capital, Land and Empire Making in Central Sudan

Presented by Penn Anthropology
Nisrin Elamin
Nov 11, 2024 at -

This talk focuses ethnographic attention on Emirati land and port investments in Sudan, to argue that they form part of a project of empire-making, which relies on racialized processes of capital accumulation to…



Hot Wings & Hot Takes - Part 3

Presented by the Africana Studies UAB
Nov 8, 2024 at -

The Africana Studies UAB is proud to announce that Hot Wings & Hot Takes PART 3 is coming soon!!!!!

Enjoy good food and lively conversation around the night’s burning topics.

Got any hot takes you…



Election Watch Night 2024

Nov 5, 2024 at -

Join the Center for Africana Studies for a watch party to follow the proceedings of election night in 2024. Food and drinks will be provided.

This event was co-sponsored by the Africana Studies UAB.



Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom

Presented by W.E.B. Du Bois College House
Rasool Berry
Oct 22, 2024 at -

Join us for an engaging evening as we explore the powerful documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom, featuring the insightful Rasool Berry. This special screening will be followed by an in-depth…



The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies

Peace & Security in Africa
Madam Leymah Gbowee
Oct 21, 2024 at -

Join us for The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies featuring Madam Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Prize Laureate. She will deliver a talk on the topic of "Peace and Security…



A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America

Hardeep Dhillon, William Sturkey
Oct 18, 2024 at -


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…



Rule of Dons: Criminal Leaders and Political Authority in Jamaica

Presented by Penn Anthropology
Rivke Jaffe
Oct 17, 2024 at -

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…



The Dynamics of Politics in 2024

Africana Lecture Series: African-American
Christopher Sebastian Parker
Oct 15, 2024 at

Christopher Sebastian Parker is professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.



A Conversation with Professor Mary Frances Berry: Civil Rights 1964

Africana Lecture Series: African-American
Mary Frances Berry
Oct 10, 2024 at -

Listen to the insight of the singular Prof. Mary Frances Berry in a new installment in the African-American branch of our Africana Lecture Series. On October 10, 2024, 4pm,…



Smuggling for a Living in the Early Spanish Caribbean

Presented by the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies
Juan Jose Ponce Vázquez
Oct 7, 2024 at -

Join the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies for an external speaker talk (CLALSES) on October 7 at 12pm with historian Juan José Ponce Vázquez. In this presentation, Ponce Vázquez will talk about how a…