Events
The African Studies Center seeks to offer a wide variety of events throughout the year. From film screenings to workshops to info sessions to lectures from experts or world leaders — we make it a priority to host events each semester that cater to a variety of fields, regional interests, and communities. All our events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. Check out our calendar to see what is up and coming!
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Over the past several decades, the Walter Rodney Seminar has brought more than five hundred guest speakers to the BU African Studies Center. The lecture series is interdisciplinary and has included presentations by established and incipient scholars in all Africa-related disciplines, encompassing the arts, humanities, social sciences, public health, and beyond.
The seminars are a keystone of the weekly activities of the African Studies Center, held most Mondays during the academic calendar from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm ET in the center’s William O. Brown Seminar Room (Rm 505, 232 Bay State Road) and also often available in hybrid format.
Our full line-up for the Fall 2023 semester will be posted shortly. In the meantime, mark your calendars for the following events:
October 2nd: Dr. Darren Kew “Nigerian Elections Aftermath” (in person)
October 16th: Dr. Djacoba Tehindrazanarivelo “Decolonizing Law in Africa” (via Zoom)
October 23rd: Dr. Tony Yeboah “Kumase, the Capital City of Trees: Urban Design and Planning in West Africa, 1650-1874” (in person)
October 30th: Dr. Baba Jallow “Inclusive Transitional Justice: Subverting inefficiency and non-implementation in Gambia’s truth commission process” (in person)
November 6th: Dr. David Glovsky (in person)
November 13th: Dr. Mame Fatou Niane (in person)
November 20th: Dr. Daniel Agbiboa (in person)
Last semester’s line up can be accessed
here and on our Calendar.
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You can find a a list of our past lectures here. Select past lectures available for streaming on our YouTube channel.
Bradford Morse Distinguished Lecture
The first annual Bradford Morse lecture, “Africa Beyond the Famine: The Case for Hope,” was delivered by Maurice F. Strong, president of the World Federation of United Nations Associations. Mr. Strong had a long and distinguished career in private and public affairs, served as founding president of the Canadian International Development Research Commission, and was the founding executive director of the United National Environment Program. First appointed undersecretary-general of the United Nations in 1970, Mr. Strong also served as executive coordinator of the United National Office for Emergency Operations in Africa from 1985 to 1986. During this period, he worked closely with Bradford Morse.
You can find the list of our past Bradford Morse Distinguished Lecture here.