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African Studies Senior Celebration

Friday May 11th Senior Presentations and Awards 10:30am in the RLL Lounge Allegra Ayida,  Kingdom in the Creeks: A History of the Warri Kingdom Lucia Proctor Bonbright,  Blood and Bones: A Memoir Claudia Kahindi,  Immanent Disaster: An Examination of Climate Change in Turkana Irvine Peck’s-Agaya,  Ibogaism: The Black Man Religion West African Drumming and Dance…

Blog Submissions Wanted!

Submit to the African Studies Student Blog!   Email your posts to wesafricablog@gmail.com     Welcome Back to Campus! African Studies is now on Facebook! Like us @ African Studies at Wes Check back soon for exciting events and concerts coming this spring!

African Studies Open House!

Nov. 6 from 5-6pm in the Zelnick Pavilion (Refreshments Provided) Come Meet the African Studies Faculty Learn How to Build Your Own African Studies Course Concentration Meet the Faculty and Learn About Upcoming Events! All are Welcome! Upcoming Student Events! Nov. 7&8 The African Innovation Summit and Ariya Student Show Check back for more details!…

Upcoming African Studies Talk! 10/27 @ noon

“The Origins of Voluntary Compliance: Attitudes toward Taxation in Urban Nigeria” with Adrienne Lebas (American University) Monday 10/27 @ noon in PAC 004 How do states convince citizens to pay tax? Rather than focusing on enforcement, most accounts emphasize voluntary or “quasi-voluntary” compliance as an essential element in successful tax regimes. There remains, however, limited…

Ebola: Understanding the Public Health Response 10/23 @ noon

Mark Your Calendars! The second event on Ebola sponsored by African Studies is coming soon! Ebola: Understanding the Public Health Response Thursday, October 23 at noon in PAC 001 Featuring: Dr. Matt Carter (Wes ’76), the Connecticut State Epidemiologist: What do we need to know about Ebola in C0nnecticut? Prof. Anna Geltzer (SISP) : What…

Ebola in the News: A Historical and Political Perspective

  Lunch talk sponsored by the History Department and African Studies:   Ebola in the News A Historical and Political Perspective A recent NPR story reported that the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus has “Broken All The Rules” (Sept 20, 2014). “Worst Case Scenario: CDC Predicts 1.4 Million Cases in Four Months” (New York…