Indaba
The Program in African Studies provides a weekly Indaba where informal discussions on matters pertaining to Africa take place. The breakfast discussions, open to all, are held on Wednesdays from 8:00–9:00 a.m., in 216 Aaron Burr Hall.
Fall 2009
SEPTEMBER 23
Catherine Markham, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
"Spatial Ecology of Yellow Baboons"
SEPTEMBER 30
Adedoyin Teriba, Art and Archaeology, "Sobrados, Screens & Shrines: Dialogues of Cultures & Artistic Media in South-West Nigeria”
OCTOBER 7
Jennifer Widner, Politics/WWS, "African Governance Success Stories and Why They Work”
OCTOBER 14
Winston Soboyejo, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Makeba Clay, Carl Fields Center, “Sustainable Design: Creating New Solutions for Global Development – The Ghana Global Seminar Experience”
OCTOBER 21
Getatchew Haile, (Scholar of African literature), “Medieval and Early Modern Ethiopian Literature: An Overview of Ge’ez Poetry and Prose”
OCTOBER 28
Anita Obodo '10, “The Globalization of Healthcare Professionals: Migration from Nigeria to the U.S.”
NOVEMBER 11
Janette Yarwood, Monmouth University, “A Generation Speaks: Negotiating Coloured Identity in Post-Apartheid South Africa”
NOVEMBER 18
Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Psychology, "Post-Conflict Reconciliation"
DECEMBER 2
Marton Markovits, Ohio University, "Foundations of Democracy in Africa: Social Capital or Resurgent Society?"
DECEMBER 9
Kassahum Checole, Africa World Press, Inc., "Small States, Regional Powers: the Dilemma of the Horn"
DECEMBER 16
Daniel Rubenstein, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, “Arid Lands in Africa: Water, Wildlife, and Livestock
