Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 22, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 22, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-22T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-22T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 25, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654251@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 25, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-25T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-25T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 26, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654252@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-26T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-26T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 27, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654253@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-27T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-27T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 28, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654254@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-28T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-28T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (October 29, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654255@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 29, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-10-29T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 1, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 1, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-01T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-01T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 2, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-02T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
The Fall 2021 Residential College Robertson Memorial Lecture (November 2, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87175 87175-21639243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

The University of Michigan Residential College Fall 2021 RC Robertson Memorial Lecture will be given by Naomi André, Professor in the RC Arts & Ideas in the Humanities Program, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.

Talk Title:
Writing Opera, Singing Blackness

Description:
Elitist associations are strong in the genre of opera; they can even be painful and offensive. In this talk Naomi André will outline the complications around representations of Blackness in opera and then explore how the opera stage has become a space for Black narratives and social justice in operas from the 19th-century up through a golden age of Black operas that we are experiencing now.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021
4-5pm, with time for questions and answers until 5:30pm
Register to attend at https://myumi.ch/BoGj1

About Naomi

Naomi André is Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the Residential College Arts and Ideas in the Humanities program at the University of Michigan. She received her BA in music from Barnard College and MA and PhD in musicology from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications include topics on Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. She published Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement with University of Illinois Press in 2018, a monograph on staging race and history in opera today in the United States and South Africa. She has served on the Graduate Alumni Council for Harvard University’s Graduate School of Art and Sciences, the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), and has served as an evaluator for the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program.

In 2019, Naomi was named the inaugural Scholar in Residence at the Seattle Opera and in 2020, she joined with scholars around the world to co-found the Black Opera Research Network to explore the relationship between opera and race. Naomi co-edited a 2021 collection of essays titled African Performance Arts and Political Acts that is due to be released shortly before this lecture by University of Michigan Press.

The U-M Residential College Robertson Memorial Lecture is made possible by a gift honoring Professor James H. and Jean B. Robertson, the first Dean of the Residential College and his wife.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:54:31 -0400 2021-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 2021-11-02T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Lecture / Discussion The University of Michigan Residential College Fall 2021 RC Robertson Memorial Lecture will be given by Naomi André, Professor in the RC Arts & Ideas in the Humanities Program, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 3, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-03T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 4, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-04T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 5, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654262@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 5, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-05T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-05T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 8, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654265@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 8, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-08T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-08T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 9, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-09T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
DAAS Africa Workshop: "Alternative Histories of Global Sovereignty: Retheorizing African Coups d'Etat " (November 9, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88420 88420-21653867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

In the mid 20th century, the coup d’etat became a seemingly common form of political action around the world. Theorists on both the left and the right argued about how to defend the state from as well as instigate various types of coups. While purportedly illegitimate, the coup was central to state craft and of international relations. It had a recognizable ritual order and aesthetic. With end of the Cold War and the growing hegemony of a global neoliberal capitalist order, the coup d’etat seemingly became a relic of an older political-economic order. But recently there has been a new wave of coups both failed and successful from Washington to Conakry. I ask why the coup has returned to prominence as a form of political discourse. Its return as a mode of legitimate action reveals the imperialist origins of the modern nation-state and the growing recent pressure on national borders and techniques of rule. I argue that while the coup d’etat is signified as an outdated nightmare and relic of state disfunction it is, in fact, the apotheosis of the nation-state. Its organization and violence mimic and invert the order and bureaucracy of state rule, legitimated violence that maintain it, and even its networks of communication.

I focus on a largely forgotten radical period in Ghanaian history beginning with a successful coup 1979 and ending with a failed coup in 1983. For a brief period, radical soldiers and intellectuals ruled, seeking to tear down society and rebuild it anew. But they were divided, seduced, and killed as their government embraced a free-market oriented security state. The sudden rise and fall of revolutionary Ghana—and its erasure from historical discourse—reveals both the possibility of alternative modes of political power in Africa and how these forms have been contained through both violence and representational practices. Indeed, if we think historically and geographically through a coup d’etat in 1979 Accra—rather than 1968 Paris for example—it reorients our understanding of sovereignty and revolution in the 20thcentury by showing how young revolutionaries sought an African-grounded independent sovereignty, a future now forgotten. Excavating Ghana’s lost revolution—and numerous other radical movements around Africa in that moment—changes how we calibrate historical change, geographic continuities and gaps, and the flow of power. The return of the coup d’etat as a technique of statecraft raises renewed questions about the relationship of the radical left and right and the viability of the nation-state as a sustainable political form.



Jesse Weaver Shipley is a writer, ethnographer, and artist whose work explores the links between aesthetics and politics. He focuses on how performance genres are shaped by political-economic regimes while at the same time providing tools for people to create new relationships to power. His first book Living the Hiplife: Celebrity and Entrepreneurship in Ghanaian Popular Music explores the rise of African hip-hop and its political-economic significance. His second book Trickster Theatre: Poetics of Freedom in Urban Africaexamines how modern pan-African theatre is crucial to the struggle for decolonization and independence. His films and multimedia art works experiment with forms of storytelling, portraiture, and theory to tie mundane details and spectacular events to broader principles of power, aesthetics, desire, and trauma.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:20:44 -0400 2021-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-09T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Africa Workshop
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 10, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 11, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 17, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654274@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-17T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-17T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 18, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 19, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 19, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-19T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 22, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 22, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-22T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-22T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 23, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-23T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-23T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-24T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-24T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 29, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-29T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-29T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (November 30, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654287@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-11-30T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-30T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 1, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-01T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-01T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 2, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-02T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 3, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654290@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 3, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-03T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-03T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 6, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654293@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 6, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654294@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-07T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
Preserving James Baldwin's Legacy in the Digital Now: Final Project Symposium with AAS 498-in action course students (December 7, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89515 89515-21663465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of American Culture

The first iteration of DAAS 498-"in action" seminar, “Reconstructing James Baldwin’s Legacy in the Digital Now,” presents a final project symposium! On Tuesday, December 7th from 2:30pm-4pm students will feature original work with a commentary by Baldwin scholar, Associate Professor and Director of Africana Studies, Ernest Gibson III of Auburn University.

This event brings the creativity and complexity of Baldwin's thought into the 21-st century. The course and presentations are based on the new University of Michigan Library digital collection that documents the famous Black queer writer's beloved house in St. Paul-de-Vence, France, "Chez Baldwin." The "Chez Baldwin" digital collection is the brainchild of Professor Magdalena J. Zaborowska of the Department of Afro-American Studies and American Culture and was created in collaboration with University of Michigan students, colleagues, and staff.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:46:51 -0500 2021-12-07T14:30:00-05:00 2021-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of American Culture Conference / Symposium AAS 498
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 8, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654295@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-08T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-08T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 9, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-09T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 10, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654297@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-10T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
DAAS Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration of the African Diaspora (December 10, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89828 89828-21665911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Join us in-person and/or virtually as we bid farewell to the semester and year and prepare for the bounties of Kwanzaa and the new year!



This hybrid event is comprised of two parts:


Part I: In-Person: 1-3 p.m.:

4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)

Karibu (Welcome) Chanelle Davis, DAAS; new Student Services Coordinator

Enjoy our Kwanzaa display, Holiday music, Kwanzaa Care Packages, and a DAAS Raffle!


Part II: Virtual: 3-4 p.m.:

Asante and Amani (Thank you and peace) to 2021 and to our beloved Professor Nyambura Mpesha



Join Zoom Meeting

https://umich.zoom.us/j/98815014383



Meeting ID: 988 1501 4383

Passcode: 732882

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Reception / Open House Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:33:57 -0500 2021-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Reception / Open House DAAS Kwanzaa Flyer
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 13, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 13, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-13T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-13T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-14T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-14T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-15T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-16T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-16T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 17, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654304@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 17, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-17T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-17T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 20, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 20, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-20T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-20T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 21, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-21T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-21T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 22, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-22T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-22T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility at the University of Michigan (December 23, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88484 88484-21654310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 23, 2021 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili) as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years. By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change. 
The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources, including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other original materials. 
UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions. 
There is also a virtual audio/visual tour of the exhibit which can be accessed at:myumi.ch/7ZQn0

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Exhibition Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:52:01 -0400 2021-12-23T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-23T16:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Exhibition UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility
UJIMA: Collective Work and Responsibility Exhibit Discussion (January 12, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90406 90406-21670711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Please join us for a very special discussion between the curators of the UJIMA exhibit currently
on display in GalleryDAAS (G648 Haven Hall) and through a virtual audio/visual tour: myumi.ch/7ZQn0

DAAS welcomes Solomon Lucy, Zoe Allen, Justin Williams and Kai Dotson of the Black Student Union
with Elizabeth James and Arielle Chen of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
as they discuss how the exhibit came to be created and the importance of this message at this time in history.

This exhibit focuses on the concept of Ujima (collective work and responsibility in Swahili)
as it pertains to activism on the campus of the University of Michigan over the years.
By seeing how collective actions can lead to powerful movements, the exhibit presents
a chronological display demonstrating the importance of calling for change.

The majority of photos and articles originate from campus resources
including the Bentley Historical Library, the Michigan Daily's archives and other
original materials.

UJIMA is dedicated to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the
University of Michigan who envisioned and exemplified the principle of Ujima to bring
about a more equitable and inclusive university through their thoughts and actions.

Article on the exhibit from The Michigan Daily's Michigan in Color section by Neil Nakkash:
https://www.michigandaily.com/michigan-in-color/ujima-collective-work-and-responsibility-at-the-university-of-michigan/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:42:08 -0500 2022-01-12T17:30:00-05:00 2022-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion
The Tulsa Race Massacre: Causes, Cover-Up, and the Ongoing Fight for Justice (Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan) (January 17, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90099 90099-21667838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of History

Format: This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom webinar. Open to the general public. Please register here: https://myumi.ch/7edGm

Writer and historian Scott Ellsworth has been researching and writing about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre for more than forty-five years. As a graduate student at Duke, he published DEATH IN A PROMISED LAND (LSU Press), the first comprehensive history of the massacre, in 1982. During the 1990s, he initiated the search for the unmarked graves of massacre victims, and served, alongside Dr. John Hope Franklin, as the lead scholar for the Tulsa Race Riot Commission. His latest book on the massacre, THE GROUND BREAKING: An American City and Its Search for Justice (Dutton/Penguin Random House), was longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal.

Formerly a faculty member at Howard University, and a historian at the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Ellsworth has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. His 2015 book, THE SECRET GAME (Little, Brown), won a PEN Book Award, while THE WORLD BENEATH THEIR FEET won a 2020 National Outdoor Book Award and has been translated into Italian, Polish, Czech, and Slovak. Born and raised in Tulsa, he has taught in DAAS since 2007.

Presented by the Department of History, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), and Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. Additional support from the Kalt Fund for African American and African History and the Michigan Community Scholars Program.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:33:53 -0500 2022-01-17T16:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of History Livestream / Virtual The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
The Clements Bookworm: "Vanguard" Author Conversation with Martha S. Jones (January 21, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90355 90355-21670449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 21, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But this overwhelmingly white women's movement did not win the vote for most black women. Securing their rights required a movement of their own. Historian Martha S. Jones’ 2020 book “Vanguard” shows how African American women defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, black women—Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more—were the vanguard of women's rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals.

Register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

This episode of the Bookworm is generously sponsored by Tom Wagner.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:03:17 -0500 2022-01-21T10:00:00-05:00 2022-01-21T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual "Vanguard" Book Cover
EIHS Lecture: The Philadelphia Police and the Long History of the 1985 Bombing of MOVE: Writing the Past in the Vortex of Present (January 27, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85509 85509-21626796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 27, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Format: This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom webinar. Open to the general public. Please register here: https://myumi.ch/7e3qy

Description: Drawing from never-before-seen records, interviews with survivors, and the release of recently declassified documents, Heather Ann Thompson's forthcoming book seeks to recover the deep origins as well as legacies of one of the most lethal assaults by the police on African American citizens in the history of the twentieth century: the 1985 Philadelphia police bombing of the MOVE organization. Thompson will discuss the possibilities as well as challenges of navigating our discipline’s historiographical goals, scholarly imperatives, and methodological boundaries when one seeks to write a history of an iconic and pivotally important event and organization in the past that suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, makes news in the present for reasons that may be heartwarming and deeply unsettling alike.

Biography: Heather Ann Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of History, and Residential College. She is the author of Whose Detroit: Politics, Labor, and Race in a Modern American City, and Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971, which won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and won five additional book prizes. Thompson also regularly writes about policing and prisons for The New York Times, The New Yorker, TIME, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, etc., as well for the top publications in her field. She sits on myriad policy advisory boards, and was appointed to National Academy of Sciences blue ribbon panel on the causes and consequences of mass incarceration. She currently sits on its standing Committee on Law and Justice. In 2021 Thompson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to write her next book: Bullet and Burn: The Move Bombing of 1985 and Law and Order America.

This 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.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:06:01 -0500 2022-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2022-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Heather Ann Thompson
EIHS Lecture: Writing the Past-Perfect: Memoir and the Making of a Meaningful Past (February 24, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85512 85512-21626798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 24, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Format: This lecture is presented in hybrid format: in-person in 1014 Tisch Hall and virtual via Zoom webinar (register: https://myumi.ch/Ek82M).

Description: Questions about the relationship between historical memory and slavery have become increasingly acute in a political environment where thinly veiled claims to racial purity have been weaponized to proscribe the boundaries of national citizenship. At the same time, various protest movements have demanded that we reconsider the violent legacy of racism that is enshrined, commemorated, and memorialized in this country. In this talk, Jason Young argues that much of what we have inherited as the sights, sounds, and symbols of slavery are of very recent provenance, much of it produced by influential myth-makers in the early twentieth century who responded to the racial anxieties of their day by weaponizing their memories of the antebellum past. The themes explored in this talk continue to have great currency in the current moment when debates about historical memory, race and slavery are being waged both in the arena of popular culture as well as in the halls of academia.

Biography: Jason R. Young is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Rituals of Resistance: African Atlantic Religion in Kongo and the Lowcounrty Region of Georgia and South Carolina in the Era of Slavery, an exploration into the religious and ritual practices that linked Kongo with South Carolina in the era of slavery. He is the co-editor, with Edward J. Blum, of The Souls of W.E.B. Du Bois: New Essays and Reflections. Professor Young has published articles in the Journal of African American History, Journal of Africana Religions and Journal of Southern Religion among others. He is currently conducting research toward his next book project, "'To Make the Slave Anew': Art, History and the Politics of Authenticity."

This 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.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:51:31 -0500 2022-02-24T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Jason Young
DAAS Africa Workshop with Fatoumata Seck, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone studies, Stanford University (March 22, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91308 91308-21677933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This talk explores the transformation of economic imaginaries in Senegal following the implementation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s structural adjustment programs. It examines Senegal’s most famous comic strip, Goorgoorlou, created in 1987 by Alphonse Mendy (alias T.T.Fons), and follows the life of the satirical cartoon across different media and languages to illustrate how the cartoonist uses popular culture to give shape to a changing imaginary of work, thereby offering insights on the inner workings of social change. By showing how those who work with words and images leave their mark on society, this talk highlights how the spontaneous and unplanned fabrication of imaginaries occurs.

Fatoumata Seck is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone studies at Stanford University, affiliated with the Center for African Studies. She holds a joint appointment at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and a courtesy appointment in the department of Comparative Literature. Before coming to Stanford, Seck was an Assistant Professor at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island (CUNY/CSI). She received a PhD in French with an Anthropology minor and a certificate in African Studies from Stanford University. Her scholarship has appeared in The Journal of African Cultural Studies, The Journal of Haitian Studies, Etudes Littéraires Africaines, Le Monde Afrique and is forthcoming in The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:03:39 -0500 2022-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion
Black Women Centering Faith Identity in their Career (March 29, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93149 93149-21701005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Interfaith Program is hosting an Interfaith Alumnae Panel: Black Women Centering Faith Identity in their Careers. This virtual event is being presented as part of Women's History Month. Our panelists and moderator are all graduates of the University of Michigan. Each brings a wealth of experience and perspective on how religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview intersects with all facets of our identity and with our careers.

The event will be moderated by Elizabeth James, Program Associate for the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

Panelists include:

Andrea Buckley is a Social Worker, Licensed Therapist, Mental Health Consultant, and the owner of Drea Inspires, LLC. Drea Inspires is a virtual private practice agency based in Michigan and a movement designed to help humans live out their maximum potential for mental wellness. Andrea also serves as a therapist/staff social worker at the University of Michigan's Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) office.

Omolara Aza Mino is a Social Worker, Femcee, Singer, and Dancer. She is the author of many publications, including the 2016 “A Black Children’s Story Series vol. 1”, geared towards Black women, Black artists, and the Black community at large. Her mission is to empower and educate through her creativity and self-expression, as well as continue to spread a vibe that brings peace, love, and joy to the community.


Mikhaella Norwood is the Founder & CEO of Freelife Productions LLC, working to inspire people to live the life that they have always wanted. Mikhaella is an award-winning spoken word artist, actress, motivational speaker, emcee, and author of her premiere book of poetry, Fruit: Haiku of Haikus for the Blossoming Soul.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:12:47 -0500 2022-03-29T17:30:00-04:00 2022-03-29T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Panelist pictures and description of roles
Designing AI 4 Black Diaspora (May 12, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95089 95089-21788457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 12, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Digital Studies Institute

Designing AI for the Black Diaspora seeks to transcend disciplinary boundaries in which the artistic, mathematical, scientific, and legal are dichotomized and hierarchized for academic conventions to instantiate a fluid digital practice for socially just technological design.

This virtual symposium is an open-ended series of conversations prompting black creatives, legal workers, researchers, and academics to collectively imagine the many modes in which social justice can take place through the use of algorithms, data, and AI.

Registration Link: https://www.ai4bdiaspora.com/rsvp

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 11 May 2022 10:05:39 -0400 2022-05-12T13:00:00-04:00 2022-05-12T14:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Digital Studies Institute Livestream / Virtual ai
Behind the Frame: Policing the Filming of Fruitvale Station (May 31, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95337 95337-21789191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Lisa Doris Alexander is a Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Dr. Alexander is the author of Expanding the Black Film Canon: Race and Genre Across Six Decades and Homicide: Life on the Street with Wayne State University Press’ TV Milestone Series. Her first book, When Baseball Isn’t White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in The National Pastime, won the Society of American Baseball Research’s Negro League’s Committee Robert Peterson Recognition Award in 2013. She also co-edited The Circus is in Town: Sport, Celebrity, and Spectacle with Joel Nathan Rosen. She earned her doctorate in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University, her Masters degree in Afro American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her Bachelors degree in Political Science from Grinnell College. She refuses to choose between Star Trek and Star Wars and is a Chicago native and avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 27 May 2022 12:16:29 -0400 2022-05-31T17:00:00-04:00 2022-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion
The Clements Bookworm (June 6, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95162 95162-21789934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 6, 2022 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Fellows Dr. Richard Bell (Professor of History, University of Maryland) and Latoya M. Teague (PhD Candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) will join Maggie Vanderford (Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Clements Library) to discuss the teaching of Black history with primary sources.

The roundtable conversation will address various approaches to Black history pedagogy in university lectures, secondary school classrooms, and in library primary source instruction. From curriculum design to syllabus and lesson plan creation, join the conversation to think more deeply about how to teach the triumphs and the heartbreaks of the past in ways that are both informed and intentional.

Please register at: myumi.ch/gjgzR

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:11:45 -0400 2022-06-06T10:00:00-04:00 2022-06-06T11:00:00-04:00 William L. Clements Library Presentation LaToya M. Teague (Left) and Dr. Richard Bell (Right)
The Clements Bookworm (June 17, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95162 95162-21788715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 17, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Fellows Dr. Richard Bell (Professor of History, University of Maryland) and Latoya M. Teague (PhD Candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) will join Maggie Vanderford (Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Clements Library) to discuss the teaching of Black history with primary sources.

The roundtable conversation will address various approaches to Black history pedagogy in university lectures, secondary school classrooms, and in library primary source instruction. From curriculum design to syllabus and lesson plan creation, join the conversation to think more deeply about how to teach the triumphs and the heartbreaks of the past in ways that are both informed and intentional.

Please register at: myumi.ch/gjgzR

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:11:45 -0400 2022-06-17T10:00:00-04:00 2022-06-17T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Presentation LaToya M. Teague (Left) and Dr. Richard Bell (Right)
Flourish - Financial Wellness (September 21, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98783 98783-21797174@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus. During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

On Wednesday, September 21st from 6-7:30pm Trotter Multicultural Center will host its second Flourish event of the semester! We will be in conversation with Mark Muzenberger, a financial education manager, as we discuss money values and how to make financial decisions that work for you! A boxed meal will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:51:19 -0400 2022-09-21T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-21T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Image of Flourish Financial Wellness poster.
Flourish - Emotional Wellness (September 28, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99302 99302-21797849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus. During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Our final Flourish event will take place on Wednesday, October 4th from 6-7:30 PM. Join psychology interns Zubin Devitre and Joe Rizzo, and assistant director of CAPS Jamye Banks for a discussion on how to take care of yourself mentally. A boxed meal will be provided. We hope to see you there!

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Well-being Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:16:03 -0400 2022-09-28T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-28T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Well-being A flyer with information about Flourish Emotional Wellness event
Flourish - Spiritual Wellness (September 28, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98784 98784-21797175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus. During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Our third Flourish event of the semester will be taking place Wednesday, September 28 from 6-7:30pm. Brennan McBeth, a program manager at the Trotter Multicultural Center, will be leading a discussion on the intersection of identity and spirituality. A boxed meal will be provided. We hope to see you there!

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:52:04 -0400 2022-09-28T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-28T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Flourish Spiritual Wellness poster
In Process: A Symposium in Honor of Ray Silverman (September 30, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98302 98302-21796462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 30, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: History of Art

We invite colleagues, students, and members of the community to join us in celebrating Ray Silverman’s retirement from his position as Professor of History of Art, African Studies, and Museum Studies with a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Inspired by Dr. Silverman’s seminal volume, Museums as Process: Translating Local and Global Knowledges (Routledge 2014), the symposium invites discussion about methodologies, challenges, and benefits of undertaking scholarship, museum work, and creative production through collaboration and community engagement. We ask, what does it mean for the process of collaboration to be an end in itself, and how might this perspective shift values in the academy and beyond?

The program will begin on the afternoon of Friday, September 30 and end late-afternoon on Saturday, October 1, 2022. It will be an in-person event taking place in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA).


Speakers:

Kelly Askew, University of Michigan
Daniel Berhanemeskel, artist
Donald Buaku, City of Houston
Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan
Robert Glew, Michigan State University
Erica Lehrer, Concordia University, Montreal
Allison Martino, Indiana University
Prita Meier, New York University
Derek Peterson, University of Michigan
Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo, University of Michigan
Heran Sereke-Brhan, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Carla Sinopoli, University of New Mexico
Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:47:05 -0400 2022-09-30T13:00:00-04:00 2022-09-30T18:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art History of Art Conference / Symposium Photo of Ray Silverman
In Process: A Symposium in Honor of Ray Silverman (October 1, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/98302 98302-21796463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 1, 2022 9:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: History of Art

We invite colleagues, students, and members of the community to join us in celebrating Ray Silverman’s retirement from his position as Professor of History of Art, African Studies, and Museum Studies with a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Inspired by Dr. Silverman’s seminal volume, Museums as Process: Translating Local and Global Knowledges (Routledge 2014), the symposium invites discussion about methodologies, challenges, and benefits of undertaking scholarship, museum work, and creative production through collaboration and community engagement. We ask, what does it mean for the process of collaboration to be an end in itself, and how might this perspective shift values in the academy and beyond?

The program will begin on the afternoon of Friday, September 30 and end late-afternoon on Saturday, October 1, 2022. It will be an in-person event taking place in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA).


Speakers:

Kelly Askew, University of Michigan
Daniel Berhanemeskel, artist
Donald Buaku, City of Houston
Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan
Robert Glew, Michigan State University
Erica Lehrer, Concordia University, Montreal
Allison Martino, Indiana University
Prita Meier, New York University
Derek Peterson, University of Michigan
Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo, University of Michigan
Heran Sereke-Brhan, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Carla Sinopoli, University of New Mexico
Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:47:05 -0400 2022-10-01T09:00:00-04:00 2022-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art History of Art Conference / Symposium Photo of Ray Silverman
DAAS Africa Workshop: “Why Should a Married Man Fetch Water? Household Water Insecurity, Masculinities, and Embodiment in Africa's Slums and Informal Settlements” (October 19, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98634 98634-21796991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Biography
Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, Adams was an assistant professor of global studies and geosciences at Georgia State University. He earned a PhD in geography, environment, and spatial sciences from Michigan State University, an MS in environmental policy from Michigan Tech University, and a BS in natural resources management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
Expertise
Environmental policy; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); water policy and governance; gender, water, and development; cities; political ecology; sub-Saharan Africa

At the Keough School
Ellis Adjei Adams is an assistant professor of geography and environmental policy in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Courses
Environmental Policy (elective for master of global affairs)
Global Water Policy and Governance (elective for master of global affairs)
Climate Change & Environmental Policy (elective for master of global affairs)
Global Environmental Issues & Policy (elective for undergraduate major in global affairs)

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:33:33 -0400 2022-10-19T16:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall