Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series

Spring 2024

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Political Decentralization in the Rural Areas in the Global South: Comparing the Cases of Mozambique, Colombia, and Bolivia
Jan. 30, 12 p.m. CT/18:00 UTC

Brian Norris
Associate Professor at Lincoln University, Missouri
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Sonification of Anti-slavery Resistance in Semzaba’s Kiswahili Play Tendehogo
Mar. 20, 12 p.m. CT/17:00 UTC

Imani Sanga
Professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Speak Next to the Masses: Assia Djebar’s Rescripting of the Role of the Revolutionary Writer
Apr. 03, 12 p.m. CT/17:00 UTC

Sophia Mo
Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas

Fall 2023

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A Political Economy of West African Publics, 1840-1920
Nov. 8 12 p.m. CT/18:00 UTC

Merve Fejzula
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri
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Welcome to the Teraanga Republic: Women’s Politics in Senegal
Oct. 10 12 p.m. CT/17:00 UTC

Emily Riley
Professor at El Colegio de México
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The Martial Turn in African Politics: Origins, Dimensions, and Implications
Sep. 14 12 p.m. CT/17:00 UTC

Ebenezer Obadare
Professor of Sociology,Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Spring 2023

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Project 1808, Inc, Decolonizing Education and Transforming Lives Through a School-Community- University Model
Apr. 26 12 p.m. CT

Alhaji N'jai
Associate Professor at the University of Sierra Leone
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Interrogating the Everydayness of Gender-Based Violence: Promoting Ethics of Care through Embroidery
Wednesday Mar. 29 12 p.m. CT

Puleng Segalo
Professor of Psychology at the University of South Africa
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Vagabond Tourism and a Non-Colonial European Gaze:
Kazimierz Nowak’s Bicycle Journey across Africa, 1931-1936
Wednesday Mar. 1 12 p.m. CT

Dr. Nathan Wood
Associate Professor, History Department, University of Kansas
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Formal And Informal Collaborations Between Traditional Healers and Public Health in Northern Mozambique
Wednesday Feb. 8, 12 p.m. CT.

Dr. Daria Trentini
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Fall 2022

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From perception to perspective: Experiencing the intersection between indigenous knowledge and western healthcare delivery in Ghana.
Zoom, Wednesday, November 30, 12:00 pm

Dr. Lisa Trujillo
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Successful Global Health Partnerships Between Kansas and Congo: Addressing Urgent and Non-Urgent Needs
Wednesday Oct. 12, 12 p.m. CT.

Dr. Ithar Hassaballa
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