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SUMMARY:Other:Read and Look | The Water Princess
DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey’s “Read and Look” program is a great first trip to the museum—providing visitors with opportunities to explore past and present cultures and connect with others. This event is free and open to everyone but is intended for children ages 4–8.\n\nInspired by supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood in Burkina Faso\, *The Water Princess* tells the story of Princess Gie Gie\, who endeavors to bring clean water to her small village. Each morning\, she embarks on the long journey to the well with a heavy pot atop her head\, dreaming of a day when her village will have an ample\, clean supply of water. This vibrant\, engaging story—written by Susan Verde with illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds—highlights the global issue of water scarcity and instills hope for a future in which all children have access to clean drinking water.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:134963-21875884@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134963
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250917T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881020@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250822T092128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250918T120000
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SUMMARY:Tours:Sustainability tour of “Inhabited World: Living with Nature” Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Join the Planet Blue Ambassador program and Kelsey Museum for “Inhabited World: Living with Nature”\, the fourth installment in the Object Spotlights series. This sustainability-focused tour explores how communities across the Middle East and North Africa lived with\, adapted to\, and reimagined their environments from 400 to 1800 CE. Through a focused display of objects\, the installation examines how people engaged with nature by augmenting\, capturing\, and consuming their surroundings—practices that shaped artistic expression\, domestic life\, and spiritual experience.\n\nDeveloped by graduate student curators Heidi Hilliker (MES)\, Sam Ross (IPAMAA)\, Bailey Franzoi (IPAMAA)\, and Kara Larson (UMMAA)\, with support from visiting curator Katherine Burge\, the exhibition highlights the deep and enduring relationship between people and the natural world\, offering insight into historical models of sustainable living.\n\nThe event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Space is limited\, so you will receive a confirmation email after registration confirming your spot.
UID:137647-21880489@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137647
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250917T112501
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250925T100000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Center for Global Health Equity Data Collaborative Workshop: Introduction to Global Health Data
DESCRIPTION:Please join us\, Thursday September 25th 9:00-10:00am\, for the Center for Global Health Equity Data Collaborative's workshop\, an Introduction to Global Health Data\, with Gurpreet Rana\, Global Health Coordinator\, Taubman Health Sciences Library.
UID:139472-21885586@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139472
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250527T152221
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T160000
SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:CGIS Study Abroad Fair
DESCRIPTION:Curious about studying abroad as an undergraduate at U-M? Come explore everything the Center for Global and Intercultural Study has to offer and find the best program for you! No matter who you are\, where you come from\, or what you’re studying\, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.\n\nGet your questions answered! Come chat with: \n- CGIS Program Advisors\n- Recent U-M study abroad students\n- Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarships Office\n- Newnan Academic Advisors\n- Other on-campus offices\n\nWith over 120 CGIS programs in 40+ countries ranging from a few weeks to an academic year\, there are many options to choose from.If you want to learn more about how to satisfy your major/minor requirements abroad\, how to afford study abroad\, how to travel with other U-M students on a faculty-led trip\, or want to know what to expect\, be sure to add this event to your calendar and drop by!\n\nCGIS is part of the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts (LSA)\, but all U-M undergraduates are welcome to apply to our programs.
UID:134969-21875891@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134969
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250930T155051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T100000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGHE Data Collaborative Workshop: Introduction to Demographic Health Survey Data
DESCRIPTION:Please join us\, Tuesday October 14th\, 9:00-10:00am EST\, for the Center for Global Health Equity Data Collaborative's Workshop\, an Introduction to Demographic Health Survey Data\, with Dr. Abram Wagner\, Assistant Professor\, UM School of Public Health.
UID:140059-21886555@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140059
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251002T092603
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251021T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251021T170000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Who owns our knowledge in a global academic landscape shaped by powerful commercial publishers? The 2025 International Open Access Week theme raises urgent questions for regions where local publishing systems\, especially in low- and middle-income countries\, are often sidelined.\n\nNwach Egbunike brings an African university press perspective to this debate. Drawing on his extensive experience\, Dr. Egbunike will discuss how African presses navigate systemic barriers to visibility and authority within the global scholarly ecosystem. While open access is frequently championed as a corrective\, Dr. Egbunike asks whether it truly addresses marginalization—or might new models be required. His talk will challenge us to examine the complex realities of ownership\, access\, and equity in knowledge production\, and how universities and publishers in Africa are charting their own paths amidst these global challenges. \n\nThe presentation will be followed by a conversation about knowledge inequality with Dr. Arsim Canolli\, associate professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Prishtina in Kosova.\n\nSponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS)\, the African Studies Center\, the University of Michigan Press\, and the Association of University Presses.
UID:139485-21885613@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139485
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Event Space
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251022T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251022T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881021@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251001T135745
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251029T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251029T180000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:ASC Fall 2025 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series
DESCRIPTION:This series features the Fall 2025 UMAPS fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.\n   \nRegister at https://forms.gle/gvtXu6oL2KAkmmi56\n\nOctober 29 (Wednesday) – Health and Nutrition in Africa\nMolebogeng Bodiba\, “The Ameliorative Benefits Of Tulbaghia Violacea On The Hippocampi Of Streptozotocin Diabetes Induced Sprague Dawley Rats”\nCharles Gafita\, “Understanding the Level and Impact of High Sugar Consumption in Beverages in Rwanda”\n\nOctober 31 (Friday) – Reel History\, Resource Management\, and Political Accountability in Africa\nAlecia Ndlovu - “Political Accountability and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Resource Economies”\nChristian Kwisanga - “Analysis of prevalent artisanal small-scale mining of tantalum\, tin\, tungsten (3T)\, niobium\, and lithium in Rwanda”\nFolakemi Ogungbe - “Reel History: Exploring Nigerian Historical Films as Windows into the Nation's Past”\n\n\nAccommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n   Email: -- teyei@umich.edu
UID:140102-21886622@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251001T135745
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251031T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251031T180000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:ASC Fall 2025 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series
DESCRIPTION:This series features the Fall 2025 UMAPS fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.\n   \nRegister at https://forms.gle/gvtXu6oL2KAkmmi56\n\nOctober 29 (Wednesday) – Health and Nutrition in Africa\nMolebogeng Bodiba\, “The Ameliorative Benefits Of Tulbaghia Violacea On The Hippocampi Of Streptozotocin Diabetes Induced Sprague Dawley Rats”\nCharles Gafita\, “Understanding the Level and Impact of High Sugar Consumption in Beverages in Rwanda”\n\nOctober 31 (Friday) – Reel History\, Resource Management\, and Political Accountability in Africa\nAlecia Ndlovu - “Political Accountability and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Resource Economies”\nChristian Kwisanga - “Analysis of prevalent artisanal small-scale mining of tantalum\, tin\, tungsten (3T)\, niobium\, and lithium in Rwanda”\nFolakemi Ogungbe - “Reel History: Exploring Nigerian Historical Films as Windows into the Nation's Past”\n\n\nAccommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n   Email: -- teyei@umich.edu
UID:140102-21886678@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251030T150404
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251101T143000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:The GEM of Giza: The Grand Egyptian Museum Gala Livestream
DESCRIPTION:*Please note: Registration for this event is now closed.*\n\nOn November 1\, 2025\, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will hold a gala opening attended by queens\, kings\, and presidents from around the world. The long-awaited GEM will showcase the splendors of Egypt’s deep history\, including the complete collection from the tomb of King Tutankhamun\, in a $1 billion state-of-the-art facility. If you can’t be there in person\, please join us for an exclusive livestream of the festivities\, including tours of the museum’s as-yet unseen galleries. Be among the first people in the world to experience the splendors of the GEM at the region’s only official livestream event.\n\nThis free\, public event takes place in Auditorium C of Angell Hall (435 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109). Space is limited\, so advance registration is required. \n\nThe GEM livestream is sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, the Department of Middle East Studies\, the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology\, the Museum Studies Program\, and the North African Students Association. It is made possible through collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy and the Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau in Washington\, DC.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:140891-21887775@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140891
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Angell Hall - Auditorium C
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251105T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881022@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251016T144708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T190000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:FAST Lecture | Archive Archaeology at Karanis: Recontextualizing the Michigan Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Although far from modern standards\, the University of Michigan excavations at Karanis (1924–1935) employed advanced recording techniques for their time. Documenting the site’s evolution through a system of “levels\,” the excavators left behind a dense archival record of photographs\, tables\, notes\, drawings\, plans\, artifact inventories\, and survey results. Housed at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, this documentation has been consulted for a century but never systematically analyzed or disseminated. The most authoritative source remains an unfinished manuscript by Enoch Peterson (a professor at Michigan from 1924 to 1962)\, never published or made publicly available.\n\nToday\, a revival of interest in Karanis has created a demand for better curation and accessibility of these records. In response\, researchers at the Kelsey Museum are leading a digital initiative with two objectives. First\, drawing upon legacy survey data and new radiocarbon results\, we are using the game engine Unity to reconstruct and reinterpret the site’s chronological evolution in three dimensions. Second\, we are transforming Peterson’s manuscript and related materials into an interactive\, open-access resource. These collaborative efforts between Kelsey researchers\, staff\, graduate\, and undergraduate students go beyond digitization\, requiring the restructuring and reassessment of excavation data within an updated framework. \n\nAs we integrate new insights and methodologies\, our work sometimes calls the Michigan excavators’ original interpretations into question. This raises the need to balance faithful preservation of archival materials with that of reassessing the excavation results through contemporary archaeological lenses. This lecture explores the challenges and possibilities of conducting “archive archaeology” at Karanis\, creating new tools for exploring\, cross-referencing\, and reinterpreting this essential legacy dataset.\n\nTyler Johnson is a postdoctoral fellow with the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. He completed his PhD at the University of Michigan in 2023\, focusing on the transformation of domestic buildings during Late Antiquity in the region around Rome. He has conducted fieldwork at Gabii\, Italy\, since 2013\, where he now serves as director of topography and digital data. Tyler has also participated in a range of excavations and digital humanities projects in Italy\, Albania\, and the United States. His specializations include 3D modeling\, database curation\, and the use of game engines and graphical interfaces in archaeological and cultural heritage research. At the Kelsey\, Tyler is a member of the AGROS project\, an international collaboration investigating ancient diet through the analysis of organic materials from Karanis\, Egypt\, where the University of Michigan carried out excavations in the 1920s and 1930s. His work focuses on the archaeological contextualization of organic samples selected for chemical analysis\, integrating the complex records of this legacy dataset with new methods in 3D modeling and data visualization.\n\nFAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lectures are free and open to the public. This event will take place in Room 125 of the Kelsey Museum’s Newberry Hall. Light refreshments and food will be provided at 5:30 PM\, with the lecture starting at 6:00 PM.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:140748-21887564@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140748
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 125
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251031T171844
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T201500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:CHOP | China Ongoing Perspectives Film Series
DESCRIPTION:When a massive Chinese industrial park lands in rural Ethiopia\, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. The sprawling factory complex’s formidable Chinese director Motto now needs every bit of mettle and charm she can muster to push through a high-stakes expansion that promises 30\,000 new jobs. Ethiopian farmer Workinesh and factory worker Beti have staked their futures on the prosperity the park promises. But as initial hope meets painful realities\, they find themselves\, like their country\, at a pivotal crossroads.\n   \n   Filmed over four years with singular access\, Made in Ethiopia lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa\, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. The film throws audiences into two colliding worlds: an industrial juggernaut fueled by profit and progress\, and a vanishing countryside where life is still measured by the cycle of the seasons. Its nuance\, complexity and multi-perspective approach go beyond black-and-white narratives of victims and villains. As the three women’s stories unfold\, Made in Ethiopia challenges us to rethink the relationship between tradition and modernity\, growth and welfare\, the development of a country and the well being of its people.\n\nLight refreshments will be provided. Q&A following the film with Director Xinyan Yu (via Zoom) and Professor Kelly Askew (in person)\, U-M Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican & African Studies.\n\nMade in Ethiopia (2024 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 31m) Directors: Max Duncan\, Xinyan Yu\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBm1FZ_ro4
UID:141239-21888439@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141239
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery Space
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251015T160208
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251116T150000
SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Early Christians and Late Pagans
DESCRIPTION:Early Christians and late pagans interacted in ways both surprising and predictable across the Mediterranean region. This tour explores Kelsey Museum objects that offer revealing glimpses of this complex story during a period of religious transition.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:140751-21887566@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140751
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251030T134339
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T173000
SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Session
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America. \n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy. \n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes. \n\nInfo Session Date and Time\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2025\n5:00 to 5:30 PM ET\n\nPlease register via Sessions@Michigan\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please contact:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
UID:141227-21888421@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141227
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251117T162550
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251203T103000
SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Sessions (December 2025 & January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America.\n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy.\n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.\n\nInfo Session Dates and Times:\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 AM ET\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 from 12:00-12:30 PM ET\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 from 11:00-11:30 AM ET\n\nPlease register via Calendly: https://calendly.com/omprakash-org/u-m-global-social-impact-internships-info-session\n\nInfo session Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074105905\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please see: https://www.omprakash.org/joinedge/michigan-social-impact-internships\n\nYou can also contact the Omprakash staff for more information and to ask questions:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
UID:141957-21889680@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141957
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251203T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881023@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251118T111737
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251206T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251206T120000
SUMMARY:Other:Read and Look | *The Water Princess*
DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey’s “Read and Look” program is a great first trip to the museum—providing visitors with opportunities to explore past and present cultures and connect with others. This event is free and open to everyone but is intended for children ages 4–8.\n\nInspired by supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood in Burkina Faso\, *The Water Princess* tells the story of Princess Gie Gie\, who endeavors to bring clean water to her small village. Each morning\, she embarks on the long journey to the well with a heavy pot atop her head\, dreaming of a day when her village will have an ample\, clean supply of water. This vibrant\, engaging story—written by Susan Verde with illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds—highlights the global issue of water scarcity and instills hope for a future in which all children have access to clean drinking water.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:141976-21889708@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141976
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260109T164104
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T124500
SUMMARY:Presentation:South Africa Summer Master's Internship Program Information Session
DESCRIPTION:This information session will cover details on the South Africa summer internship program being organized by UMSI professors David Wallace and Anthea Josias. Program information\, project opportunities\, and more will be discussed.
UID:143631-21893538@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143631
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Leinweber LCSIB - Room LCSIB 3520 (Collab Space)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251117T162550
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T123000
SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Sessions (December 2025 & January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America.\n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy.\n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.\n\nInfo Session Dates and Times:\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 AM ET\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 from 12:00-12:30 PM ET\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 from 11:00-11:30 AM ET\n\nPlease register via Calendly: https://calendly.com/omprakash-org/u-m-global-social-impact-internships-info-session\n\nInfo session Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074105905\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please see: https://www.omprakash.org/joinedge/michigan-social-impact-internships\n\nYou can also contact the Omprakash staff for more information and to ask questions:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
UID:141957-21889681@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141957
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260121T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881024@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260112T145331
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260121T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Donia Human Rights Center Annual Martin Luther King\, Jr. Lecture | Still Struggling to Cross That Bridge: Connecting the US and African Civil Rights Movements
DESCRIPTION:Hala Al-Karib is the Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) and is the Donia Human Rights Center’s inaugural Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Practitioner Fellow.  In her lecture\, Ms. Al-Karib will reflect on her experiences advocating for human rights in the African context and how it mirrors the fight for civil rights in the United States.\n\n\"I grew up in the diminishing shadows of the African liberation movements. My childhood recollections were filled with long political debates among my parents\, their friends\, older cousins\, and uncles about memories of leaders like Biko of South Africa\, Senghor of Senegal\, Nkrumah of Ghana\, Nyerere of Tanzania\, Nasser of Egypt\, and Patrice Lumumba of the Congo. Naturally\, this history has shaped my political consciousness.\n\nLater in my life\, I discovered that at the same time\, another liberation movement was unfolding across the Atlantic\, where young men and women of African descent were challenging a system that disregarded their humanity\; they also vigorously strived for equality\, justice\, and human rights. In this conversation I am going to have with you\, I will seek to illustrate how the quest for liberation and decolonization in Africa parallels the civil rights movement in America\; both movements are reflecting our extended struggle to cross over that bridge towards a peaceful and just society.\"\n\nCommentator\n\nCarina Ray\nA.M. and H.P. Bentley Chair and Associate Professor of African History\, Department of History\, U-M\n\nThis is event is free and open to the public and is in-person only. For questions\, please reach out to umichhumanrights@umich.edu.
UID:142119-21890028@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142119
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260109T164513
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T124500
SUMMARY:Presentation:South Africa Summer Master's Internship Program Information Session
DESCRIPTION:This information session will cover details on the South Africa summer program being organized by UMSI professors David Wallace and Anthea Josias. Program information\, project opportunities\, and more will be discussed.
UID:143636-21893555@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143636
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Leinweber LCSIB - Room LCSIB 3520 (Collab Space)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260109T135500
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:FAST Lecture | Archaeology\, Heritage\, and Community During War: The Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project\, Sudan\, and Other International Efforts
DESCRIPTION:The brutal war in Sudan has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and has displaced at least 20 percent of the population of Sudan since its outbreak in April 2023. In this talk\, Geoff Emberling will outline some of the ways that the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project\, based in part at the Kelsey Museum\, has worked to support our colleagues\, local communities\, and national antiquities authorities in Sudan. As a collaboratively organized and community-engaged project\, our connections and our responsibilities have been deeper than would otherwise be the case. Geoff will also outline some of the ethical issues that have troubled international members of the team in wrestling with how to proceed.\n\nGeoff Emberling is an associate research scientist at the Kelsey Museum and currently directs archaeological research on ancient Kush at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan.\n\nFAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lectures are free and open to the public. This event will take place in Room 125 of the Kelsey Museum’s Newberry Hall. Light refreshments and food will be provided at 5:30 PM\, with the lecture starting at 6:00 PM.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:143626-21893533@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143626
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 125
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251117T162550
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T113000
SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Sessions (December 2025 & January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America.\n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy.\n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.\n\nInfo Session Dates and Times:\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 AM ET\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 from 12:00-12:30 PM ET\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 from 11:00-11:30 AM ET\n\nPlease register via Calendly: https://calendly.com/omprakash-org/u-m-global-social-impact-internships-info-session\n\nInfo session Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074105905\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please see: https://www.omprakash.org/joinedge/michigan-social-impact-internships\n\nYou can also contact the Omprakash staff for more information and to ask questions:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
UID:141957-21889682@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141957
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260107T144422
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EIHS Lecture: Fathers and Sons: An Antigenealogy of Loyalism and Empire
DESCRIPTION:Born to an Anglicized Dutch family in Albany\, NY\, Jacob Glen Cuyler (1773-1854) became a child of revolutionary exile. This colonial North American has long frequented histories of the early British Cape Colony in southern Africa. In South Africa\, Cuyler would for a time become a symbol\, for British humanitarians\, of settler oppressions\, and a symbol\, for Afrikaner nationalists\, of British oppressions. This paper closely examines two of his unpublished writings to extract a transoceanic story of colonialism\, loyalism and the effects of the American Revolution. In keeping with this year’s Eisenberg Institute theme\, this paper places one man and his shattered family at the center of struggles for order in the disorderly world of revolution\, imperial expansion\, and global war.\n\nGreg Dowd (History and American Culture [AC]) is past Associate Dean for the Humanities\, past chair of AC\, and past Director of Native American Studies.  His several published books and many articles explore the history of the Native North American East before 1850\, but he has also touched on the history of South Africa\, where he was a Fulbright fellow (1994) and a research fellow (2015-2016) at the University of the Witwatersrand.  He has had several fellowships and his current work is supported in part by the Michigan Humanities Award. He has won two teaching awards. He has worked for tribes in a treaty rights case. He received his Ph.D. in History at Princeton University (1986) and his BA in History from the University of Connecticut (1978).\n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
UID:141692-21889189@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141692
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260218T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881025@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260218T203214
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T150000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:ASC Winter 2026 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series: Artificial Intelligence\, Gender\, Culture\, and Electrochemical Sensing in Africa
DESCRIPTION:This series features the Winter 2026 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.\n\nMonday\, March 23\, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence\, Gender\, Culture\, and Electrochemical Sensing in Africa\n\nZainab Bello (Nigeria) | “Cultural Reclamation of Textile Narratives: A Visual Exploration of Hausa Folktales as Inspiration for Wax Print Designs in Northern Nigeria”\n  \nVanessa Mokwebo (South Africa) | “Detection and Removal of Antidepressant Drugs in the Aquatic Environment: Fluoxetine Studies”\n   \nNuniyat Abebe (Ethiopia) | “Gender Imbalance in Research Areas of Artificial Intelligence\, Machine Learning\, NLP\, and Related Topics in the Context Of The Country Ethiopia”\n\nPlease register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
UID:145713-21897724@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145713
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260212T124527
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T180000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Institutional Global Health Summit
DESCRIPTION:You're invited to the Institutional Global Health Summit\, an afternoon showcasing cutting-edge research\, dynamic debate\, and global perspectives on health for all.\n\nHosted by the Center for Global Health Equity\, this event brings together U-M faculty\, staff\, trainees\, students\, and global health leaders to showcase innovations addressing health for all through the dynamic exchange of ideas between local and international contexts.\n\n📅 Monday\, March 23\, 2026 | 1:00-6:00 PM\n📍 Rackham Amphitheatre\, University of Michigan\n🎟 Registration required (limited to members of the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine community)\n\nEvent Highlights\n🔬 Research Lightning Talks | 1:15-3:05 PM\nFast-paced presentations from CGHE-supported Impact Scholars\, students\, and faculty across career stages \n \n🤖 Debate: The Role of AI in Global Equity | 3:15-4:15 PM\nFarhana Alarakhiya (Chief Data Innovation Officer\, Aga Khan University) and Bilal Butt\, PhD (Professor\, SEAS\; Senior Advisor\, CGHE) examine whether AI advances or undermines health equity\, moderated by Lou Edje\, MD \n \n🌍 Panel: Global Health in Transition | 4:15-5:00 PM\nMembers of CGHE's External Advisory Board share insights on navigating funding landscapes\, building partnerships\, and career pathways \n \n🎨 Poster Reception | 5:00-6:00 PM\nEngage with fellow researchers\, explore innovative projects\, and network with colleagues \n \nView the full program at https://myumi.ch/y15d4
UID:145260-21896960@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145260
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250813T141028
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Angélique Kidjo
DESCRIPTION:Five-time Grammy Award winner and global phenomenon Angélique Kidjo brings her powerhouse voice\, electrifying stage presence\, and joyous music back to Ann Arbor for the first time since 2020.\n\nNamed one of 2021’s “Most Influential People” by TIME Magazine and one of the “Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World” by The Guardian\, Kidjo is one of the greatest artistic forces in international music today\, using her voice to make connections across genre\, generations\, and geopolitical boundaries. Blending West African rhythms with jazz\, pop\, funk\, R&B\, Latin\, and dance music\, Kidjo’s visionary music tells the story of Africa’s past while looking ahead to the future.\n\nHer extraordinarily eclectic four-decade career has featured collaborations with Bono\, Alicia Keys\, John Legend\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Branford Marsalis\, Carlos Santana\, Philip Glass\, Dianne Reeves\, and the Kronos Quartet. “Her music transcends mere danceability and instead possesses you with its rhythm\, leaving you no choice but to move with the groove.” (NPR)\n\nLooking for free student tickets? All U-M undergraduate students are eligible to receive a FREE ticket to a UMS performance per academic year through the Bert’s Ticket program (a $20 value)!
UID:137187-21879891@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137187
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Hill Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T163732
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260327T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260327T163000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium | “Seeking Shade in Sunny Mozambique: Comfort\, Care\, and Colorism”
DESCRIPTION:“In Mozambique\, shade is a precious resource secured through a mix of foresight and improvisation. Shade is also a special topic of conversation. Attending to the material culture of shade and to embodied ways of engaging built and natural environments\, I explore how thermal desires and expectations shape social relations in the Mozambican city of Inhambane\, while locating shade-seeking practices within hierarchies of care and labor\, or what I call the cultural politics of sweat. Thinking with scholars of thermal colonialism\, I show how narratives around thermal dis/comfort also reveal\, and sometimes obscure\, entrenched forms of colorism rooted in colonial imaginaries of the tropics and settler intimacies that continue to produce privilege and exclusion in Mozambique today. Shade-seeking\, then\, is not simply about keeping cool\, though it certainly is about that too.”\n\nDr. Archambault is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University and co-editor of AFRICA: Journal of the International Institute. Her work is based on ethnographic research in southern Mozambique and focuses on themes of intimacy\, suburbanization\, affect\, and embodiment. Cutting across much of her research is an interest in how materiality and temporality intersect in the crafting of lives worth living. She is the author of “Mobile Secrets: Youth\, Intimacy and the Politics of Pretense in Mozambique” (2017)\, and her recent work has been published in American Ethnologist\, Journal of Southern African Studies\, Critique of Anthropology\, and City & Society. She is currently working on a book project on well-being and the cultural politics of sweat in Mozambique.
UID:144853-21896023@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144853
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T173315
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T170000
SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Career Celebration: Barbara Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of Dr. Barbara Anderson's career from 3-5pm on Wednesday\, April 1\, 2026. Remarks will begin at 3:30 pm.\n\nBarbara Anderson is Ronald A. Freedman Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Population Studies and a scholar of social\, economic\, and demographic change.  She has worked in these areas on the Russian Empire\, Soviet Union and former Soviet Union\, China\, and South Africa\, which provides data insights about common problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Anderson has studied infant and child survival\, causes and patterns of adult mortality\, trends in orphanhood\, perceptions of environmental problems and actions taken to address these problems\, changes in material standard of living and characteristics of the growing African middle class.\n\nWe will be in person in 1040 LSA on the University of Michigan campus but can also accommodate virtual visitors via Zoom if you can't be there in person.\n\nPlease RSVP for the Barbara Anderson celebration no later than March 20th for catering purposes: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmEEig5acumKln055lxLKPKqi8dtXN7-0g7OnLftjKluBANQ/viewform
UID:146156-21898602@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146156
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 LSA building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260317T113723
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Afro-X
DESCRIPTION:Amala Dancers joined with MSU'S Sankofa Dancers and Wayne States WASS Dancers will be having a first ever Michigan wide Afro style dance competition featuring dances and music from the diaspora. We’re bringing together dance teams from around the state for a showcase of culture and creativity.This event will highlight diverse African dance style from around the diaspora for a lighthearted competition. The event is FREE for all to attend at the CCCB Auditorium.
UID:146677-21899453@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146677
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 1420
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250904T085750
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of creating stronger departmental connections\,  DAAS is presenting a faculty forum in honor of DAAS's 55th anniversary. Members of the DAAS faculty will discuss their projects\, research\, and/or publications to share more about their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nSeptember 17 - Stephen Ward\, Associate Director of the Residential College\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor in the Residential College\n\nOctober 22 - Magdalena Zaborowska\, Chair and Professor of American Culture\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nNovember 5 - Jessica Walker\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of American Culture\n\nDecember 3 - Al Young Jr.\, Associate Director of Center for Social Solutions\; Arthur F Thurnau Professor\; Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\; Professor of Afroamerican and African studies\; Professor of Public Policy\n\nJanuary 21- Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\; Associate Professor of English\; Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nFebruary 18 - Scott Ellsworth\, Teaching Professor in Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nMarch 25 - Saraellen Strongman\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nApril 8 - David Doris\, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture
UID:137882-21881027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
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DTSTAMP:20260407T092350
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum with David Doris\, LS&A (DAAS and History of Art)\, Stamps School of Art  & Design
DESCRIPTION:David T. Doris is associate professor of African art and visual culture at the University of Michigan\, in the Department of the History of Art\, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, and the Stamps School of Art & Design. He specializes in the history of African arts and visual cultures. His scholarly interests include theories of cross-cultural interpretation\, conceptions of an \"anti-aesthetic\" in African contexts\, the phenomenology of \"power objects\,\" and the representation of Africa and its peoples in world's fairs\, theme parks\, and other commodity spectacles. He maintains a special focus on the art and culture of the Yoruba people\, both in southwestern Nigeria and in the Diaspora. His book\, Vigilant Things: On Thieves\, Yoruba Anti-Aesthetics\, and the Strange Fates of Ordinary Objects in Nigeria (University of Washington Press\, 2011)\, addresses the moral\, ethical\, and aesthetic roles of assemblages of useless and discarded objects in contemporary Yoruba culture. In 2012\, Vigilant Things received the African Studies Association’s Melville J. Herskovits Award\, presented for “the most important scholarly work in African studies published in English during the preceding year.” He is currently reconsidering the iconography of the ancient Yoruba Ogboni Society of honored elders\, suggesting iconography diverts viewers from perceiving \"secret\" truths about Ogboni power. Those truths\, plainly shown\, can't be read\, and go unseen.\n\n\nHighlighted Work and Publications\n\nVigilant Things: On Thieves\, Yoruba Anti-Aesthetics\, and the Strange Fates of Ordinary Objects in Nigeria\nDavid Doris\n\nPublisher: University of Washington Press Year of Publication: 2011 Location: Seattle # of Pages: 416
UID:147485-21901100@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147485
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:africa
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)
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DTSTAMP:20251124T163709
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T183000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CCPS Lecture. East of the Atlantic. Black and White (But Not Quite)
DESCRIPTION:Oliwia Bosomtwe\, the author of *Jak biały człowiek* (2024) [Like a White Man]\, explores the stories of people of African descent who were born in Poland\, chose it as their homeland\, or passed through briefly\, and examines what it means to be Black in a predominantly white society\, surrounded by stereotypes\, fantasies\, and projections of Blackness.\n   \n   Oliwia Bosomtwe’s work focuses on the history of Polish engagements with Blackness and Sub-Saharan Africa. She writes\, moderates public discussions\, and occasionally curates exhibitions. A graduate of the Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in the Humanities at the University of Warsaw\, she is currently pursuing a PhD in sociology at SWPS University. Bosomtwe is the former editor-in-chief of the portal Noizz.pl\, and she also collaborates with the magazine Znak\, among others.\n   \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at gosiak@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:142178-21890176@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142178
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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