Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 23, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T14:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 23, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 23, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-03-23T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 24, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The Michigan Anthropology Colloquia Series (March 24, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105612 105612-21812268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology proudly presents
The Michigan Anthropology Colloquia series

"Mind the Gap: Human origins and other poorly known events of the Late Miocene of Africa"
By James Rossie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University

In-Person: 4PM, 411 West Hall
Virtually: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92496167134

Rossie will talk about his field research at Lake Turkana, and occasionally with the Baringo Paleontological Research Project, aimed at improving our knowledge of ape and human evolution between 14 and 6 million years ago.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raised in the North Country of New York, James Rossie took an interest in human evolution in college, went to the Koobi Fora Field School in 1995, and then to graduate school at Yale where he was trained by Andrew Hill. While there he met many excellent people, including John Kingston and Laura MacLatchy. After a 3 year post-doc at the Carnegie Museum, Rossie joined the faculty at Stony Brook in 2005. He likes to summer at Lake Baringo and Lake Turkana.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:10:07 -0400 2023-03-24T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T17:30:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Anthropology Lecture / Discussion Michigan Anthropology Colloquia
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 25, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 26, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 26, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-26T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 27, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 27, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 27, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 27, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-27T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 28, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 29, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-29T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
Journeys in Global Health Equity: A Conversation with Amina Abubakar (March 29, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106362 106362-21814129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

The Center for Global Health Equity is delighted to have Dr. Amina Abubakar continue our 2022-2023 Distinguished Seminar Series—Journeys in Global Health Equity: Distances Traveled by Luminaries in the Field.

Dr. Abubakar is professor of Psychology and director of the Institute for Human Development at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Her work focuses on quantifying the neurocognitive burden of early childhood diseases, developing culturally appropriate psychological measures for use in sub-Saharan Africa, and identifying culturally appropriate intervention strategies for at-risk children. The neurodevelopmental tools and measures Dr. Abubakar has helped develop have been used in more than 25 low- and middle-income countries.

In this seminar, Dr. Abubakar discusses her experiences in Kenya that led to her focus on neurocognitive and mental health outcomes for children and her commitment to tools and interventions that are aligned with local cultures and needs.

Register for the Zoom Session:
https://myumi.ch/JpRpw

The Journeys in Global Health Equity series features global health leaders from around the world who will share an intimate glimpse of their professional and personal journeys, critical challenges they see in the field, and ways to contribute to relevant solutions.

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Presentation Sun, 19 Mar 2023 08:48:02 -0400 2023-03-29T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Presentation Amina Abubakar, Aga Khan University in Nairobi
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 30, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


Visit http://watch.eventive.org/amff for more details.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-30T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-30T14:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 30, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 30, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-03-30T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-30T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
DAAS African Languages Day! (March 31, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106887 106887-21814966@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Come celebrate African Languages Day with DAAS and ASC! Learn about the Swahili and Yoruba languages and classes offered by DAAS, enjoy cultural performances by students in those courses and get a taste of authentic African dishes. All are welcome to attend!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:36:52 -0400 2023-03-31T14:00:00-04:00 2023-03-31T17:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Fair / Festival DAAS African Languages Day
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 3, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-04-03T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-03T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 6, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-04-06T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-06T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
Africa Festival of Arts (April 7, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106464 106464-21814314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 7, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/university-of-michigan-africa-festival-of-arts-day-one-tickets-587841057427.

The University of Michigan African Graduate Student Association presents the inaugural Africa Festival of Arts on April 7-8th 2023. This two-day affair hosted at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in Ann Arbor and the black-owned Norwest Gallery in Detroit, will feature showcases and works from a variety of African artists to celebrate and share African art with the Ann Arbor and Detroit communities. Our theme for the festival is “Saltwater Demands a Psalm". Our festival headliner is Kweku Abimbola, a UM alumnus from the Helen Zell Writers program. Kweku will be debuting his first full-length poetry collection, Saltwater Demands a Psalm, for which our festival theme is named. The début collection received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets in 2022. 

Other featured artists include Dr. Tawanda Chabikwa, an interdisciplinary artist-scholar and Assistant Professor University of Texas El Paso, fashion designer, Hawi Sisay Midekssa, and many more. This festival is a celebration of African art and it offers an immersive exploration of several themes of African and black life and culture through different mediums using water as a metaphor. The performances include expressions of joy, injustice, pain, and hope as encapsulated by water’s fluidity.

Day One: Join us in the UMMA Apse for a fun evening including artist performances, art-making and dancing. Offerings include:
Fashion showcase by Hawii (Hawi Sisay Midekssa) Performance by Ndini Wako (Dr. Tawanda Chabikwa) Poetry reading and Q&A with Kweku (Kweku book signing)  Storytelling by Elizabeth James  Music by DJ Blakito  Art making with Ann Arbor District Library
And many more...

Day Two: Saturday, April  8th 2023 1-5PM Venue: Norwest Gallery, Detroit 19556 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48223

Join us for an afternoon of cultural exchange in Detroit. . Offerings include:
Jit Workshop (Hardcore Detroit & Zimbabwe Cultural Centre Detroit) Kweku poetry reading  Open mic Workshop with Ndini Wako (Dr. Tawanda Chabikwa)
And many more.. 

This event is free but space is limited. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. RSVP for day two here.

 

The Inaugural Africa Festival of Arts is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the African Studies Center, and the Ann Arbor District Library.

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Performance Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:15:32 -0400 2023-04-07T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-07T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
African Students Association Culture Show: Owambe (April 8, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103450 103450-21807203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 8, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: African Students Association ASA

Experience a night of African cultural celebrations through song, dance, poetry, fashion, and more. This year's theme is drawn from the Yoruba word, Owambe, representative of a large lavish celebration of life and important events. Join the African Students Association as we celebrate diverse cultures across the continent!

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Performance Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:35:31 -0400 2023-04-08T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-08T21:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union African Students Association ASA Performance Owambe written in pink. Woman in pink clothing and gele
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 10, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 10, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-04-10T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-10T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
Winter 2024 Study Abroad Advising with CGIS (April 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102029 102029-21803373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Are you thinking of study abroad during the winter term but have questions?

Pop in to the CGIS office on April 13th any time between 11am and 1pm for open advising on Winter 2024 study abroad options with CGIS!

We can answer questions about Winter 2024 programs, the application process, scholarships and financial aid, and more! Come learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, Spanish, and Humanities/Social Sciences, and interest-specific program sessions, such as studying abroad in the UK and English-taught programs in Asia, to name a few.
*LSA Scholarships, the Office of Financial Aid, and Newnan will also be in attendance.*

Popcorn will be provided!

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Fair / Festival Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:18:28 -0400 2023-04-13T11:00:00-04:00 2023-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Consider studying abroad for Winter 2024!
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 13, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-04-13T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-13T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
Advancing Health Equity in East Africa (April 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107441 107441-21816031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Join us for a conversation with Rwanda’s Minister of Health Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana. Our distinguished guest will discuss Rwanda's current efforts to strengthen its healthcare system, including significant expansions of the health workforce and international partnerships for education, advanced training, and health innovation.

This community conversation is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Please join us for this unique opportunity.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Health Equity, the African Studies Center, the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, and the School of Public Health.

Register for the event: https://forms.gle/votYYPKYaQH1c6VZ7

About Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana
Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana is the Minister of Health of Rwanda since November 2022. He previously served as Director General of the University teaching hospital of Butare and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. He holds extensive experience in infectious disease and non communicable diseases programs design, strategic planning and implementation science.

Dr. Sabin holds a medical degree (MD) and a master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Rwand, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Dr. Sabin served as Principal Investigator for several large research projects, including clinical trials in Rwanda and multi-country research collaborations.He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburg and African Scientific Institute. He serves as adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health Delivery at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and Teaches Clinical Epidemiology and research methodology at the University of Rwanda.

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Presentation Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:44:39 -0400 2023-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global Health Equity Presentation Maternity clinic in Rwanda
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102178 102178-21803651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS offers First Steps sessions virtually (via Zoom) every Monday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 4:30pm during the academic year while classes are in session, with the exception of holidays.

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more!

*Attending a First Step session is no longer a required component of the CGIS application process.*

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:07 -0500 2023-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Take the first step towards studying abroad!
DAAS Africa Workshop: "An Anthropology of Transit: Eritrean Migrations to Italy in a Time of Crisis." (April 18, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107472 107472-21816074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Fiori Berhane broadly researches the ways in which African refugees challenge discursive and legal-juridical frameworks that undergird the Central Mediterranean crossing. In particular, she studies the ways in which Eritrean refugee activists engage with colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial policies and embedded histories in Italy within efforts to redress multi-modal violence-- that which takes place in their country of origin, transit and settlement.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:18:24 -0400 2023-04-18T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-18T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion DAAS Africa Workshop with Fiori Berhane
Movie Night in Trotter (April 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107298 107298-21815846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Please join students of POLSCI 489: Saving the World or Wasting Time: Social Movement Efficacy on April 20, 2023, at 6 pm at the Trotter Multicultural Center MPR for a screening of Hotel Rwanda with snacks, opening remarks, and a short discussion regarding global political prisoners, recently-freed Paul Rusesabagina, and the Rwanda Genocide.

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Film Screening Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:30:00 -0400 2023-04-20T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-20T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Department of Political Science Film Screening Event description with photo of Paul Rusesabagina and QR code for more information
The Clements Bookworm: Jason Young and Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina (August 18, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109336 109336-21821484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 18, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6-uBey5BRneGzLydB7kbqA#/registration.

On the third Friday of the month, the Clements Library hosts a virtual Bookworm program that gathers authors, collectors, fellows and University staff for a conversation on a variety of history topics. Inspired by the traditional Clements Library Tea Time, attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to the conversation. On August 18th, the Bookworm will host U-M Professor Jason Young, curator of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina--an exhibition that will open at UMMA on August 26th. 

Hear Me Now is a landmark exhibition of more than 60 objects representing the work of African American potters in the decades surrounding the Civil War. The exhibition features monumental storage jars by the enslaved and literate potter and poet Dave, later recorded as David Drake (about 1800–about 1870), while the inclusion of several contemporary works from leading Black artists links the past to the present. Working primarily in clay, these artists respond to the legacy of the Edgefield potters and consider the resonance of this history for audiences today.

For more information, please call The Clements Library at 734-764-2347 or visit https://clements.umich.edu/public-programs/bookworm.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:15:41 -0400 2023-08-18T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-18T11:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina — Exhibition Tour with Jason Young (August 27, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109341 109341-21821896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 27, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ejw9z5vn118a949b.

Join exhibition co-curator and U-M Associate Professor of History Jason Young for an exploration of the dynamic exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. Hear Me Now centers around the complicated history and continuing legacy of an African American ceramic tradition that emerged out of the plantation economies of Edgefield, South Carolina. As an artistic tradition rooted in the history of American slavery, the exhibition highlights the tangled histories of race, slavery and art in this country. The exhibition features historic work including monumental storage jars by the enslaved and literate potter and poet Dave, later recorded as David Drake as well as leading contemporary Black artists who have responded to or whose practice resonates with the Edgefield story. Established figures like Theaster Gates and Simone Leigh, as well as younger, emerging artists like Adebunmi Gbadebo, Woody De Othello, and Robert Pruitt, have contributed to the show. Working primarily in clay, these artists respond to the legacy of the Edgefield potters and consider the resonance of this history for audiences today.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:15:45 -0400 2023-08-27T14:00:00-04:00 2023-08-27T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Psychological Diversity across the Globe (Kevin Carney) (September 18, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109961 109961-21825856@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 18, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)

The Psychology of Borrowing: Evidence from Kenyan Dairy Farmers

Kevin Carney of the University of Michigan presents.

Access to credit can be an important part of the economic development process: credit allows financially constrained firms to make productive investments and increase their output. Microfinance has been proposed as a vehicle for economic growth, yet recent evidence has shown that microfinance has not achieved the transformative effects that were initially hypothesized. Using a series of field experiments, we explore whether principles from psychology and economics can be employed to improve lending models for smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya. The first experiment studies the borrower side of the problem, focusing on how the endowment effect interacts with collateral requirements to influence demand for loans. The second experiment examines the lender side, exploring how to optimize financial contracts to increase take-up while managing default risk.

Kevin Carney is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's Department of Economics, studying development and behavioral economics. His research uses field experiments to answer policy questions in developing countries, spanning a broad range of topics including household finance, health economics, and political economy. Kevin received a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago.

Group Dynamics Fall 2023 Seminar Series: Psychological Diversity across the Globe
Do our cultural contexts influence our psychology and behavior — and if so, how? In this RCGD series, we delve into the socio-ecological, histo-cultural, and economic dynamics shaping the diversity of selfhood and its associated cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes. We go beyond the traditional East and West focus to include a wide range of cultural groups. This series will elucidate the implications of psychological diversity across the globe for policies in international relations, politics, economics, business, immigration, and other relevant domains.


Organized by Shinobu Kitayama and Catherine Thomas
In person: ISR Thompson 1430
As permissions allow, seminars from this series are later posted to ISR's YouTube playlist.


The series runs Mondays from 3:30 to 5.


About the Group Dynamics Seminar Series

The Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s in Berlin. A very important feature of this seminar today is its interdisciplinary nature. Recent seminars have included discussions in “Law and Psychology,” “Racism and Discrimination,” “Social Media,” and “Political Polarization.” The series is offered by the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), at the Institute for Social Research.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:19:20 -0400 2023-09-18T15:30:00-04:00 2023-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Workshop / Seminar RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Psychological Diversity across the Globe
Feel Good Friday @ UMMA (September 22, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111859 111859-21827689@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Join us for Feel Good Friday!

Open late with something to discover around every corner – join your neighbors at Feel Good Friday and experience the restorative power of a fun Friday night surrounded by art, music, and culture. Featuring:
Live DJ sets with Miss Ginger and Detroit's legendary Stacey Hotwaxx Hale Beadmaking with Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum and Heron Hill Designs Musical performances featuring the Hear Us Now Quartet Check out the unveiling of a new commission from artist Cannupa Hanska Luger. 
Free and open to the public. 

This month’s Feel Good Friday is a celebration of the opening of UMMA’s fall season and kick-off of the Arts & Resistance Theme Semester.

Click here to see more.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Lead support for this project is provided by Teiger Foundation, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick, the U-M Marsal Family School of Education, the U-M Institute for the Humanities, Michigan Humanities, and the U-M Arts Initiative. Additional generous support is provided by Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

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Other Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:15:56 -0400 2023-09-22T19:00:00-04:00 2023-09-22T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Black Homecoming Gala (September 23, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112077 112077-21828405@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 23, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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The annual Black Homecoming Gala at the University of Michigan is a cultural event that unites students of African descent within the campus community. Hosted by Sister 2 Sister (S2s) and Here Earning a Destiny Through Honesty, Eagerness, and Determination of Self (H.E.A.D.S.) and in partnership with the UMMA, this event celebrates the achievements and diversity of our black student body. Every year, Michigan students, faculty, staff, and alumni gather to honor each other’s accomplishments, show their school spirit, and appreciate one another in a festive and formal environment that allows students to embody their creativity and style through fashion. The event serves a valuable role in creating meaningful and life-long connections between past, present, and future classes of University of Michigan students. Find more info @heads_um and @s2s_um on Instagram! 

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Presentation Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:15:57 -0400 2023-09-23T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-23T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
ASC Presentation. Providing Quality of Care in Fragile and Vulnerable Settings: Lessons from South Sudan (September 26, 2023 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111969 111969-21828076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 4:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: African Studies Center

Dr. Jacob Atem is a global citizen and Lost Boy of Sudan who walked 2,000 miles with other boys from his region to flee civil war after his village was burned and most of the adults killed by armed government forces from Northern Sudan. Dr. Atem has committed his life to helping others who are less fortunate and is a role model for students due to the incredible resilience he has demonstrated throughout his life, as well as his commitment to making a difference in the lives of some of the poorest people on the planet.

The violence currently taking place in Sudan has created many refugees who are fleeing to South Sudan. The SSHCO is working to support these refugees, in addition to their work providing healthcare and education to the people of South Sudan. He and the organization he has built is an inspiring example of fortitude in the face of adversity.

Register at: https://forms.gle/aFwyndwbJzPsas3HA

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Presentation Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:31:50 -0400 2023-09-26T16:30:00-04:00 2023-09-26T18:30:00-04:00 LSA Building African Studies Center Presentation Dr. Jacob Atem, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Sudan Healthcare Organization (SSHCO)
Moving to the Beat: West African Dance and Visual Art (September 30, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110205 110205-21824492@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 30, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Get ready to feel the heat, listen to the beat, and move your feet. Created especially for families, participants in this workshop will experience traditional West African Dance as well as contemporary AfroBeat dance moves! Afterward, families will participate in an art-making workshop that connects movement to visual art.

Recommended for ages 3-17 and their parents or guardians.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:48:14 -0400 2023-09-30T11:00:00-04:00 2023-09-30T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Musical Society (UMS) Class / Instruction Heather Mitchell, African Diasporic Dance performing artist in the Kalamazoo community.
West African Dance at the Freighthouse (September 30, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110206 110206-21824494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 30, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Originating from the Malinke people of West Africa, Moribayassa is a traditional practice in which participants are invited to relieve their burdens through movement and music. The practice uses dance and live drumming as a way to offer thanks for overcoming obstacles or adversities within the context of community support. Participants will be invited to write, sing, and dance as a healing modality for their struggles.

Recommended for ages 14+, no experience necessary.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:50:58 -0400 2023-09-30T16:00:00-04:00 2023-09-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Musical Society (UMS) Class / Instruction Heather Mitchell, African Diasporic Dance performing artist in the Kalamazoo community.
Moving to the Beat: West African Dance and Visual Art (October 1, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110205 110205-21824493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 1, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Get ready to feel the heat, listen to the beat, and move your feet. Created especially for families, participants in this workshop will experience traditional West African Dance as well as contemporary AfroBeat dance moves! Afterward, families will participate in an art-making workshop that connects movement to visual art.

Recommended for ages 3-17 and their parents or guardians.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:48:14 -0400 2023-10-01T11:00:00-04:00 2023-10-01T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Musical Society (UMS) Class / Instruction Heather Mitchell, African Diasporic Dance performing artist in the Kalamazoo community.
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina: Exhibition Tour with GUEST TBD (October 1, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110483 110483-21824973@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 1, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Join exhibition co-curator and U-M Associate Professor of History Jason Young for an exploration of the dynamic exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield South Carolina. Hear Me Now centers around the complicated history and continuing legacy of an African American ceramic tradition that emerged out of the plantation economies of Edgefield, South Carolina. As an artistic tradition rooted in the history of American slavery, the exhibition highlights the tangled histories of race, slavery and art in this country. The exhibition features historic work including monumental storage jars by the enslaved and literate potter and poet Dave, later recorded as David Drake as well as leading contemporary Black artists who have responded to or whose practice resonates with the Edgefield story. Established figures like Theaster Gates and Simone Leigh, as well as younger, emerging artists like Adebunmi Gbadebo, Woody De Othello, and Robert Pruitt, have contributed to the show. Working primarily in clay, these artists respond to the legacy of the Edgefield potters and consider the resonance of this history for audiences today.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Other Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:15:54 -0400 2023-10-01T14:00:00-04:00 2023-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
CANCELLED. STS Speaker Series. From Biosociality to Biomythography: Toward a Postgenomic Contemporaneity of African Ancestry (October 2, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112729 112729-21829473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

For the past two decades, genetic ancestry testing has become one of the quintessential examples of biosociality, providing scholars in the anthropology of science and medicine language to not grapple with how social inequalities like race have been at risk of reification through genetic information. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork on genetic reconnection programs in Cameroon, this talk asks how we might consider the limits of biosociality for grappling with the contours of postgenomic contemporaneity. How could a reframing of the knowledge production processes involving African ancestry challenge the biosocial telos? And how might biomythography provide an important methodology for reexamining the multiscalar processes of racialization that are (and are not) taking shape amongst “contemporaneous” ancestors?

Bio: Victoria M. Massie is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Rice University, and a faculty affiliate in the Center for African and African American Studies, the Medical Humanities Program, the Science & Technology Studies Program, and the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Mobilizing Black feminist theory at the intersection of medical anthropology and the anthropology of science, Massie's work seeks to address contemporary processes of racializing Blackness by considering how ideas of the biological and embodiment are being reconfigured in the 21st century. Additionally, Massie is committed to experimenting with ethnographic form, including her first book project, Prospecting Return: A Biomythography of Genetic African Ancestry. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the United States and Cameroon from 2010 to 2018, Prospecting Return examines how the emergence of genetic reconnection programs in tandem with Cameroon's 50th anniversary of independence mobilize the genetic Cameroonian diaspora to prospect new postcolonial fates through their potential permanent return. Her work has been generously supported by fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, and Wenner Gren, as creative fellowships from Hurston/Wright Foundation for Nonfiction, and Voices of Our Nations Arts (VONA) Foundation for Fiction and Experimental Poetry. She received her Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Co-sponsors: Department of African and Afroamerican Studies

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 02 Oct 2023 06:45:19 -0400 2023-10-02T16:00:00-04:00 2023-10-02T17:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof. Victoria Massie
CGIS Study Abroad Fair (October 3, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107937 107937-21819158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Curious about studying abroad as an undergraduate at U-M?
Come explore everything the Center for Global and Intercultural Study has to offer and find the best program for you!

*CGIS is part of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), but all U-M undergraduates are welcome to apply to our programs.*

No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re studying, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.

Get your questions answered! Come chat with:
- CGIS Program Advisors
- Recent U-M study abroad students
- Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarships Office
- Newnan Academic Advisors
- Other on-campus offices
*Several study abroad offices from around campus will also be present.*

With over 120 CGIS programs in 40+ countries ranging from a few weeks to an academic year, there are many options to choose from.

If you want to learn more about how to satisfy your major/minor requirements abroad, how to afford study abroad, how to travel with other U-M students on a faculty-led trip, or want to know what to expect, be sure to add this event to your calendar and drop by!

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Fair / Festival Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:34:42 -0400 2023-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival CGIS Study Abroad Fair - Come find the program for you!
Creating Nubia: How Colonialism, Tourism, and Archaeology Made a Region, a Past, and a People (October 19, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113205 113205-21830500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

Thursday, October 19, 2023
5:00-6:30 p.m.; reception and gallery exhibit opening to follow
Hatcher Library Gallery (in-person only)

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the building and heightening of the Aswan Dam under the oversight of British engineers (and, later, Egyptian capital) radically altered the relationship of the region of Nubia to Egypt. Flooding Nubian settlements and causing the population to move their homes higher up the banks of the Nile, the dam’s increasingly high floodwaters constituted Nubia within imaginaries of (ancient) Egypt itself. I will illustrate how the imbrication of imperial engineering, national development, and archaeological survey created a region in which contemporary population became disaggregated from ancient past and touristic gaze shaped all in its image. As a result, during the 1960s—and this time under the auspices of UNESCO—archaeological and preservationist intervention again took place as construction of the Aswan High Dam began and Nubia flooded further: not only in newly independent Egypt, but also on the other side of the border in the one-time Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. That work not only rested on earlier colonial intervention, but also made possible the elision of Nubians from the cross-border region, perhaps forever.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
William Carruthers is a Lecturer in Heritage Studies at the University of Essex.
He holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge and earlier degrees in archaeology from UCL. William has held postdoctoral fellowships from, among others, the Leverhulme Trust and the Gerda Henkel Stiftung. He is the author of "Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology," published in 2022 by Cornell University Press. He is also the editor of various journal special issues and the book "Histories of Egyptology: Interdisciplinary Measures," published by Routledge in 2014.
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Sponsored by Narrating Nubia, the Humanities Collaboratory, and the Department of Anthropology

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:24:14 -0400 2023-10-19T17:00:00-04:00 2023-10-19T18:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of Anthropology Lecture / Discussion Poster for Creating Nubia by William Carruthers
Translation and Decolonization: notes from a study of indigenous water knowledge in Gabon (October 20, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113918 113918-21831944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Language Resource Center

Join us for this keynote which will kickoff the 2023 Translate-a-thon!

Dr. Franck Binze Bi Kumbe was a visiting researcher at U-M with REFRESCH (REsearching FRESh solutions to the energy/food/water, CHallenge in resource-constrained environments) supported by UM's School for Sustainability and the Environment. During his time at Michigan, he worked to translate for Gala Sustainability Learning; an open-access platform for teaching and learning about sustainability science through case studies. He is currently collaborating with interdisciplinary water improvement and environmental justice teams at UM. The LRC is pleased to highlight our collaboration with Gala, to provide necessary translations of their cases to be used around the world.

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Presentation Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:58:15 -0400 2023-10-20T15:00:00-04:00 2023-10-20T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Language Resource Center Presentation Dr. Franck Binze Bi Kumbe at Nzoghe-Bang
The Vessel as a Metaphor: An Artist Talk by Ebitenyefa Baralaye at AADL (October 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113304 113304-21830697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vessel-as-a-metaphor-an-artist-talk-by-ebitenyefa-baralaye-tickets-715637560207?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Join us for a talk by Detroit based artist and educator Ebitenyefa Baralaye whose work explores cultural, spiritual, and material translations of objects, text, and symbols interpreted through a diaspora lens and abstracted around the aesthetics of craft and design. He received a BFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Baralaye's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at Friedman Benda Gallery (New York), David Klein Gallery (Detroit), Shoshana Wayne Gallery (Los Angeles), the Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco), and the Korea Ceramic Foundation (Icheon). This event is co-presented by Stamps Gallery, UMMA, and AADL in conjunction with the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina currently on view at UMMA, Aug 26, 2023 - Jan 7, 2024.

This event series is sponsored by the U-M Arts Initiative. This program is organized by the Stamps Gallery, for more information contact Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan at jenjkhan@umich.edu.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 21 Oct 2023 18:16:00 -0400 2023-10-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-10-21T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
ISD Workshop (October 25, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112373 112373-21828840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 12:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Join us for the ISD workshop, "Childbearing, Child rearing, and Family Size at the Nexus of an Ideal Elite Family in Kampala, Uganda," with Charles Katulamu.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:09:04 -0400 2023-10-25T12:30:00-04:00 2023-10-25T14:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar ISD Katulamu
“Looking Both Ways” – Exhibition Tour of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina (November 5, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110827 110827-21825642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 5, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ejw9z5y0c901f3a3.

Join us for a discussion with Hear Me Now curator Jason Young and UMMA's Curator of African Art, Laura De Becker, who together will reflect on the connections between artistic and cultural traditions in 19th century West Central Africa and North America. Focusing on the so-called "face vessels" that were predominant in South Carolina pottery, the curators will explore the connections, legacy and persistence of African traditions in the American South—traditions that survived and adapted against great odds.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:15:28 -0500 2023-11-05T14:00:00-05:00 2023-11-05T15:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Pyschological Diversity across the Globe (Vivian Dzokoto) (November 6, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109299 109299-21821363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 6, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)

In its attempt to understand, explain, and predict human behavior, mainstream psychology has notoriously understudied populations in the global south. Africans currently make up 16% of the world’s population and are projected to comprise 25% of the world’s population by 2050 and 40% by 2100, according to UN projections. By 2100, half of all babies in the world will be born in Africa. Investing in research efforts in this population will advance psychology’s broader goals of human progress and understanding.

Emotions are fundamental to the human experience, and wellbeing is important to understanding the human condition and the social influences that impact individual experience. Emotion experiences have been understudied in African contexts. Using data from 2 African countries and the United States, this presentation will explore culturally-shaped patterns of emotion expression, experience, and regulation; cultural emotion norms; and cultural understandings of wellbeing.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:33:03 -0400 2023-11-06T15:30:00-05:00 2023-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Workshop / Seminar RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Mondays at 3:30
DAAS Africa Workshop - *Flipping the script to turn the tide: Wresting African land futures from the Western imagination* (November 7, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114211 114211-21832492@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Join the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
and the African Studies Center for our next

AFRICA WORKSHOP
"Flipping the script to turn the tide: Wresting African land futures from the Western imagination"

Laura German
*Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Integrative Conservation Research, University of Georgia*

TUESDAY, NOV. 7
4:00 PM
4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)

Can't make it? Join us on Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99723170168

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

"My scholarship has shifted from constructive (policy- and practice-oriented) to more critical orientations over time, yet I have an ongoing interest in engaged research in the service of social justice and environmental sustainability. Themes of ongoing interest include land and environmental governance; the political-economic and ontological roots of inequality; and how theory and method can be deployed in support of more sustainable, anti-oppressive futures. I am also a methodologist, creatively integrating the unique strengths of conventional and action-oriented research, distinct disciplinary traditions, and seemingly incompatible ways of knowing to match the problem at hand. I welcome opportunities to engage with others to stretch the imaginative space as well as challenge my own knowledge practices."

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:57:46 -0400 2023-11-07T16:00:00-05:00 2023-11-07T17:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Workshop / Seminar Promotional image for the DAAS Africa Workshop on November 7, 2023
“Arts and Resistance” Webinar | Local Histories: Heritage and Resistance in a Sudanese Village (November 8, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114227 114227-21832519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

As part of an effort to overcome a long history of colonial archaeology, a University of Michigan project is working collaboratively in the village of El-Kurru in Sudan to co-create representations of ancient history and local contemporary culture. In this talk, project director Geoff Emberling (Kelsey Museum) and local curator Anawar Mahajoub (MA student, MIRS) will discuss the development of a Community Heritage Center as a form of resistance to colonial and nationalist heritage narratives.

This webinar is being presented as part of the Fall 2023 “Arts and Resistance” theme semester, a partnership between the U-M Museum of Art, the U-M Arts Initiative, and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. To register for this event, visit https://myumi.ch/W2mXD.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:01:47 -0400 2023-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2023-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Livestream / Virtual Digital illustration of a Sudanese village. A group of people stand under a tree, while one individual stands in the branches. A logo in the top left corner reads “Arts & Resistance.”
A Platform Rating System and Vulnerable Workers: Evidence from Field Experiments in Singapore (November 10, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114388 114388-21832822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

How to enhance the working conditions and wellbeing of vulnerable workers is a topic of growing importance. This study examines the use of two-sided labor market platforms as a private governance solution to protect vulnerable workers in contexts where the power dynamics between employers and workers are highly unequal. Specifically, we collaborated with a Singapore-based online platform that connects foreign domestic workers with employers (families). In this setting, it is not uncommon for workers to be mistreated by employers via various forms of exploitation and abuse. The collaborating platform was interested in exploring whether introducing a new rating system that allows workers to rate employers could improve this situation for workers. Accordingly, we randomized communication about such a rating system and examined how each side of the platform reacted. We found that employers did not respond positively to the rating system, though their negative reaction was offset if they were nudged to consider the instrumental benefits of the intervention for them. Surprisingly, workers also disliked the idea of the rating system, despite it being intended to protect and empower them. Post-hoc analysis and interviews suggest that the most vulnerable workers were particularly concerned about the employer-rating system. Our paper illustrates that, in settings with large power differentials, platform governance mechanisms intended to help vulnerable workers could have unintended negative consequences. It thus highlights the importance of understanding the nuanced determinants of vulnerable workers’ challenges when considering whether platform governance might improve or exacerbate them.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:34:29 -0400 2023-11-10T13:30:00-05:00 2023-11-10T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Vanessa Burbano
EIHS Lecture: Planters’ Progress: Local Coffee Science and Trans-Imperial Circulations Through Early Colonial Kenya (November 16, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108404 108404-21819546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

How do you grow a commodity and settler colony from scratch? How do you do it when every insect and fungus, even the climate and soil, seem hellbent on stopping you? This is the origin story of Kenyan coffee, a commodity crucial to the economic fortunes of white settlers and the British Empire in Kenya; one that required tremendous state-driven scientific research and intervention. It is also the story of how a single insect—the mealybug—nearly uprooted the entire settler economy in the interwar years. We will join colonial Kenya’s agricultural scientists on a global bughunt, crisscrossing distant colonial and imperial spaces from India to Australia to California, as they studied the mealybug and plotted its annihilation, navigating and creating trans-imperial networks of scientific exchange along the way.

Paul Ocobock is a historian of twentieth-century Africa and the British Empire focusing on histories of capitalism as well as gender and sexuality. His first book, An Uncertain Age: The Politics of Manhood in Kenya (Ohio University Press, 2017), won the 2018 Morris D. Forkosch Prize from the American Historical Association. His current project is a history of Kenyan coffee and its production, sale, and consumption over the course of the twentieth century. He received his BA in honors history from the University of Michigan and his PhD in history from Princeton. He is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.

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, 07 Nov 2023 13:35:19 -0500 2023-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 2023-11-16T18:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Paul Ocobock
Artists Speak: Theaster Gates and Adebunmi Gbadebo with social justice curator and museum changemaker, Monica O. Montgomery (December 1, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113240 113240-21830597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Witness a dynamic discussion among movers and shakers in the social justice art world. Artist, Activist and Professor Theaster Gates and Artist Adebunmi Gbadebo contemplate their work in the Hear Me Now exhibition and in the world through a lens of restorative justice. Hear the unfiltered thoughts of these artists in conversation with social justice curator and museum changemaker, Monica O. Montgomery. 

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field. ​ To see the full convening schedule and to RSVP, please click here.   Artist and social innovator Theaster Gates lives and works in Chicago. Trained in urban planning and ceramics, his artistic practice translates the intricacies of Blackness through space theory and land development, sculpture, and performance. Through the expansiveness of his approach as a thinker, maker, and builder, he extends the role of the artist as an agent of change. His performance practice and visual work find roots in Black knowledge, objects, history, and archives. His work focuses on the possibility of the ​“life within things” and redeems spaces that have been left behind. He is the founder of the Rebuild Foundation, an artist-led, community-based platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation whose mission is to demonstrate the impact of innovative, ambitious and entrepreneurial cultural initiatives enriched by three core values: Black people matter, Black spaces matter, and Black objects matter.

Adebunmi Gbadebo, a multimedia artist, explores the intersections of land, matter, and memory on sites of slavery using materials like indigo dye, plantation soil, and Black hair. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, NY, and a Creative Place Keeping certification from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is a 2022 Pew Fellow, 2023 Maxwell and Hanrahan Fellow, and A.I.R at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Gbadebo has been written about in notable publications like The New York Times and Forbes. She has spoken at institutions like the Museum of the African Diaspora and the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Gbadebo's art resides in permanent collections at institutions such as the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. She is currently designing a monument at Clemson University to honor enslaved laborers who transformed Fort Hill Plantation into the university.

Monica O. Montgomery is a museum thought leader and independent curator at the nexus of culture, community engagement, and equity. She consults with a myriad of organizations, corporations, associations, non profits, universities and museums on contemporary art, community engagement and championing inclusion and belonging to spark ecologies of promise. Known for curating social justice exhibits and founding diversity initiative Museum Hue, over the last 2 decades she has served as an executive director, fundraiser, marketer, educator, and program director. Her career credits include a TedX talk & SXSW plenary and over 40+ curated contemporary art and public history exhibits with renowned organizations like the South African Embassy, Brooklyn Museum, Portland Art Museum, Community Art Center, T Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, The New School. Teachers College, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Weeksville Heritage Center and The Highline among others. She served as Curator of Social Justice and Special Programs for the FUTURES exhibition, at Smithsonian Arts & Industries, organizing an interactive exhibit of art, technology and history to celebrate the Smithsonian Institutions 175th Anniversary.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the U-M Arts Initiative Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, Michigan Humanities, the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the U-M Department of History.

 


Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:15:15 -0500 2023-12-01T10:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T11:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Speaking Freely: Lightning Talks & Roundtable Discussions facilitated by museum changemaker and social justice curator Monica O. Montgomery (December 1, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113241 113241-21830598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQbDMYYn1ie7BmIbmMR2iJ9RUzsT8M5BN4PBb3A1etiug8wg/viewform.

Join us for an action packed afternoon of learning and exchange, highlighting the artists, people and projects advancing equity and bringing us closer to our shared humanity. Using the power of story to bring people together, we are inviting a cross section of artists, community members, descendant family members, curators, historians, activists, poets, and scholars to be "Free to Speak!" presenting lightning talks on a variety of powerful entry points connected to the Hear Me Now exhibition and its themes. Our afternoon will be guided by museum changemaker, social justice curator, and expert facilitator Monica O. Montgomery and also includes roundtable discussions among participants, summary segments to recap and synthesize important ideas, and a graphic notetaker creating vivid illustrations of all that is being shared.

The afternoon will feature three "lightning rounds" with the following featured speakers:

1:00pm - 2:15pm: Nandi Comer, Poet Laureate of Michigan  Tonya Matthews, President & CEO, International African American Museum Wayne O’Bryant, storyteller, activist, and public speaker Yodit Mesfin Johnson, activist and poet

2:30pm - 3:45pm: Mary Elliott, Curator of American Slavery, NMAAHC James Claiborne, Senior Vice President of Exhibitions and Programs, The Wright Museum Beverly Willis, historian & storyteller from Washtenaw County

4:00pm - 5:30pm: With descendants of Old Edgefield potter David Drake: Pauline Baker, Wanda Holmes, and Fortune Carolina, Jr.

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field.   For the full convening schedule and to RSVP, click here.

 

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the U-M Arts Initiative Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, Michigan Humanities, the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the U-M Department of History.

 


Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:15:15 -0500 2023-12-01T13:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T17:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
A Poet Speaks: Closing reception with words from poet Nikky Finney (December 1, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113242 113242-21830599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQbDMYYn1ie7BmIbmMR2iJ9RUzsT8M5BN4PBb3A1etiug8wg/viewform.

Join us for the culmination "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory inspired by the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. The evening will feature National Book award winning poet Nikky Finney and a chance to chat with the curators of Hear Me Now in the galleries. Refreshments provided.

Nikky Finney has spent her career illuminating the Southern cultural and political heritage of Black people in ways that resonate throughout the country and world. Her ongoing legacy of poignant expression, indomitable truth, and devotion to social justice has enriched the country and world. In her career of more than 30 years, Finney has written six books and hundreds of poems and essays that explore and confront the experiences that have shaped life in the South for herself and countless other African Americans. Her most recent book, Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry (Northwestern University Press, 2020) is an enduring love song to her father and 400 years of African American fight and ingenuity. Finney is Carolina Distinguished Professor at USC in Columbia where she is also Director of the Ernest A. Finney Jr. Cultural Arts Center, a 21st century arts and cultural center named for her father, an exciting endeavor deeply planted in the twin soils of creativity and Black cultural expression.

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field.   To see the full schedule and to RSVP, click here.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.


Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the Arts Inititaive Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, and Michigan Humanities.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:15:14 -0500 2023-12-01T18:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
DAAS Africa Workshop (December 5, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115331 115331-21834452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Join the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
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AFRICA WORKSHOP
"Petronoir African Cinema: Reading Recent African Films for Energy"

Carmela Garritano
Associate Professor of International Affairs, Texas A&M University

TUESDAY, DEC. 5
4:00 PM
4701 Haven Hall (DAAS Conference Room)

Can't make it? Join us on Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99340604276

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This talk suggests the term “petronoir” to describe prestige and art films from Africa that re-tool the narrative and formal conventions of film noir to denounce the endlessly deferred promises of oil-based national development and infrastructural modernity. The films analyzed in this presentation detail patchwork, failed, or underdeveloped petroleum infrastructures across several African cities and closely examine the novel forms of labor and sociality that emerge in response to energy shortage. These films project infrastructural longing and, at the same time, testify to the creativity of Africans living with under-resourced energy distribution networks.

In these ways, petronoir African cinema intervenes in the dominant discourse of climate crisis and energy transition. It reminds us that our efforts to address global warming and break free from fossil fuels must grapple with the modest and justified energy demands of those on the margins of petromodernity.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Garritano works at the intersection of politics and film and media, and her research has been supported by Fulbright IIE, the West African Research Association, and the US Department of Education’s FLAS program. Trained in African area studies, her writing combines theoretically-grounded inquiry with ethnographic and archival research methods. Her first book, "African Video Movies and Global Desires: A Ghanaian History" (Ohio University Press, 2013), is a historical account of movie production in Ghana, beginning with the first films of the Gold Coast Colonial Film Unit, through the struggles of the Ghana Film Industry Corporation, and finally to the emergence and growth of a loosely-configured, commercial movie industry between the late 1980s and 2010. The book was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and was awarded The First Book Award by the African Literature Association.

Additionally, she is co-editor, with Kenneth W. Harrow, of "A Companion to African Cinema" (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019), a volume that brings together some of the most exciting writing on African film and media today. It spotlights research that draws from well-established methods, such as postcolonial theory, as well as new work informed by affect theory, film festival studies, and sound studies.

Dr. Garritano has also published writing on African literature, postcolonialism, and Nollywood. Her work has appeared in top-tier journals such as The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Modern Fiction Studies, Black Camera, The Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, African Studies Review, and Research in African Literatures.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:13:50 -0500 2023-12-05T16:00:00-05:00 2023-12-05T17:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Workshop / Seminar Promotional image for the DAAS Africa Workshop on December 5, 2023
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina (January 7, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107784 107784-21816479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 7, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Confront the past and celebrate the creative voices of an untold chapter of American history.

Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina is a landmark exhibition of more than 60 objects representing the work of African American potters in the decades surrounding the Civil War. 

It is a reckoning with the central role that enslaved and free Black potters played in the long-standing stoneware traditions of Edgefield, South Carolina. It is also an important story about the unrelenting power of artistic expression and creativity, even while under the brutal conditions of slavery—and about the joy, struggle, creative ambition, and lived experience of African Americans in the 19th-century American South.

The exhibition features many objects rarely seen outside of the South, bringing together monumental storage jars by the enslaved and literate potter and poet Dave, later recorded as David Drake (about 1800–about 1870), along with rare examples of the region’s utilitarian wares and powerful face vessels by potters once known but unrecorded. 

The inclusion of several contemporary works from leading Black artists links the past to the present in Hear Me Now. Established figures like Theaster Gates and Simone Leigh, as well as younger, emerging artists like Adebunmi Gbadebo, and Woody De Othello have contributed to the exhibition. Working primarily in clay, these artists respond to the legacy of the Edgefield potters and consider the resonance of this history for audiences today.

Curated by Jason Young, Professor of History, University of Michigan; Adrienne Spinozzi, Associate Curator, American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Ethan Lasser, John Moors Cabot Chair, Art of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 
 

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Exhibition Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:15:46 -0500 2024-01-07T11:00:00-05:00 2024-01-07T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition hellowhellowUnidentified potters, Edgefield District, South Carolina Three Face Vessels, ca. mid-19th century Alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin inserts H: (from left to right) 7 in., 10 1/4 in., 7 in.The Metropolitan Museum of Art(from left to right) Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.26.4); Purchase, Nancy Dunn Revocable Trust Gift, 2017 (2017.310); Lent by April L. Hynes (L.2014.16)
DAAS Africa Workshop: Pan African Capital? Banks, Currencies, and Imperial Power (January 23, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116719 116719-21837842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

ABSTRACT: U.S. and Europe-based banks and international financial institutions including the IMF have been central to critical accounts of Africa’s place in global capitalism. And yet since 2008 these institutions have been in retreat on the continent, partially replaced by Pan African Banks. Putting ethnographic work with Africa-based finance professionals into dialogue with heterodox economic thinking on banks and currency sovereignty, I argue that we must not only analyze the geographic shift in where banks are headquartered and who owns them, but also generate empirical and theoretical shifts in what a bank is, what it does, and to what effect, especially in terms of the relationship between currencies, social violence, and imperial and racial power.

BIO: Appel teaches Anthropology, Global Studies and International Development Studies at UCLA where she also serves as the Associate Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

Appel is an economic anthropologist interested in transnational capitalism and finance; finance, debt and debtors’ unions; the African continent’s place in global capitalism; the economic imagination; anti-capitalist and abolitionist social movements. Her research and teaching interests are guided by the economic imagination. What does it mean to understand racial capitalism ethnographically, and to work actively to undo it? She is committed to ethnographic research as a vibrant method for asking new questions and formulating new answers about the world in which we live.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:23:47 -0500 2024-01-23T16:00:00-05:00 2024-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
We Write To You About Africa (January 30, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-01-30T11:00:00-05:00 2024-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close (January 30, 2024 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116418 116418-21836809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 12:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.

Today's talk explores U.S. media representations of the Third World, the global bloc of decolonizing nations in Asia and Africa during the Cold War, through the development of the mid-century music genre known as Exotica. Emerging after the Second World War, Exotica was a popular form of ersatz “world music” which, I argue, responded to anxieties around racial integration and the decolonizing world.

Manan Desai is a 2023-24 Helmut F. Stern Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and Associate Professor of American Culture and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:53:56 -0500 2024-01-30T12:30:00-05:00 2024-01-30T13:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion A colorful album cover.
We Write To You About Africa (January 31, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-01-31T11:00:00-05:00 2024-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 1, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-01T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 2, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-02T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
Heat & Health: Co-Producing Solutions for Passive Cooling in Self-Built Housing (February 2, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117085 117085-21838620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Climate change is already having dramatic effects on human health and well-being. How are we adapting to these new realities and mitigating health risks for the world’s most vulnerable communities? Join us for the third seminar of the series: Climate Vulnerability & Health — How are we Responding?

In this talk, Dr. Pimentel Walker and Dr. Junghans will explore innovative housing solutions for climate resilience in self-built settlements in São Paulo, Brazil and Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Register: https://myumi.ch/Qqy5E


Full description:
Heat is a growing health risk aggravated by expanding urbanization, an increase in high-temperature extremes, and demographic changes. Communities living in precarious settlements are disproportionately vulnerable to extreme heat. Although building techniques to improve indoor thermal comfort can be an adaptation option, we lack design research tailored to the realities of self-built homes. Design research for passive cooling frequently stems from building standards in the Global North. In the Global South, these strategies target middle-class buildings, with higher-end formal construction built by design professionals and engineers.

This pilot project conducted an ethnographic account of auto-construction practices and constraints in two informal and precarious settlements in São Paulo, Brazil, and Bucaramanga, Colombia. The computational simulations identified interventions that theoretically improve occupant thermal comfort by increasing air velocity and lowering indoor temperatures, ultimately reducing heat stress. Our collaborative research in Burkina Faso has already implemented interventions, and it is in the assessment stage. However, are all identified passive cooling strategies equally feasible and responsive to community expectations? Working with community members and their advocacy networks, we plan to co-develop passive cooling strategies that are desirable and achievable, amplifying the voices of low-income residents in the policy agendas for climate and housing justice.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:23:13 -0500 2024-02-02T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Livestream / Virtual A blue graphic advertising an upcoming lecture hosted by the Center of Global Health Equity at the University of Michigan titled Heat & Health: Co-Producing Solutions for Passive Cooling in Self-Built Housing.
We Write To You About Africa (February 3, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-03T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 4, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 4, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-04T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
PSC Brownbag Series: Is Marriage Good for Maternal Mental Health: New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya (February 5, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115625 115625-21835165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Population Studies Center

he PSC Brown Bag Series runs live and on Zoom this year, Mondays from noon to 1.

Speaker: Sangeetha Madhavan

Seminar Date: 2/5/24

Is Marriage Good for Maternal Mental Health: New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract: It has long been known that relationship quality and social support are key correlates of the mental health of mothers but the lion’s share of the scholarship is based in western contexts. It has only been in the past 5 years that researchers have started to pay attention to the social determinants of mental health in the African context. In this analysis, we draw on three waves of data from an ongoing longitudinal study in two low income communities in Nairobi, Kenya to unpack the complex relationship among the conditions of marriage, kinship support and maternal mental health. Using cross-lagged and moderated mediation models, we find some support for the protective role of unions for maternal mental health but limited evidence for the mediating role of kinship support.

Bio: Sangeetha Madhavan is Professor & Chair of African American Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. As a family demographer working in Africa, she has made substantial contributions to our understanding of extended family systems, parenting, household dynamics, and child and adolescent well-being. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator for an NICHD R01 project that seeks to understand the interactional effects of marriage and kinship support on young children’s development in poor urban communities in Nairobi, Kenya. Recent research has appeared in Population and Development Review, Population, Space and Place, Social Science Research and Journal of Marriage and Family. 

Join us in person at ISR (Thompson Street) Room 1430.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:52:56 -0500 2024-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Population Studies Center Workshop / Seminar Is Marriage Good for Maternal Mental Health: New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya
We Write To You About Africa (February 6, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-06T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 7, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-07T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 8, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-08T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 9, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-09T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-09T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 10, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 10, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-10T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-10T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 11, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 11, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-11T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-11T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 13, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-13T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 14, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-14T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 15, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 15, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-15T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-15T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 16, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-16T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-16T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 17, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-17T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-17T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 18, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 18, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-18T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-18T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
RCGD/EHAP Winter Seminar Series: Religious Conversion in the Dogon of Mali (February 19, 2024 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115984 115984-21835976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)

Religious Conversion in the Dogon of Mali
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 (2 PM – 3:30 PM)

Maxwell Lemkau is an undergraduate at the University of Michigan interested in behavioral ecology and human behavior who is part of Beverly Strassmann’s lab, using evolutionary theory to study human behavior in the Dogon of Mali.

We investigated religious conversion in the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. The study population has been exposed to Islam and Christianity since the 1940s, and multiple religions (the traditional Dogon religion, Islam, and Christianity) coexist within the same villages and patrilineages. Among these three religions, the Dogon religion and Islam entailed greater participation expenses than did Christianity. Given that a man’s father practiced the traditional Dogon religion, what factors caused him to stay with his father’s religion or to adopt a new religion? Using individual-level data on 570 men from nine villages, we found that men from poorer families were more likely to adopt Christianity, while men from wealthier families chose Islam or stayed with the Dogon religion. We propose that costly expenses of a religious community provide a Dogon man with a group of reciprocators that is well-defined with explicit mechanisms to monitor reputation and avenues through which to promote and enhance his status. The extent that each religion incorporates expenses to achieve these benefits, however, have different tradeoffs to poorer and wealthier individuals.
If you would like to meet with the speaker, please click here to contact Erin Loomas.

The University of Michigan
Research Center for Group Dynamics

Institute for Social Research

© 2023 The Regents of the University of Michigan

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:25:35 -0500 2024-02-19T14:00:00-05:00 2024-02-19T15:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Workshop / Seminar RCGD/EHAP Winter Seminar Series: Religious Conversion in the Dogon of Mali
We Write To You About Africa (February 20, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-20T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-20T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
DAAS Africa Workshop: "Brewing Development: An Ethnography of Multinational Alcohol Companies in Ethiopia" (February 20, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/118925 118925-21841897@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

ABSTRACT: Why are moments of developmental promise and striving in Africa so often followed by periods of social unrest, political violence, or even the outbreak of war? During the 2010s, Ethiopia experienced rapid economic development before steadily devolving into regional warfare by the end of the decade. Drawing from research conducted during this period of political and economic transition, my talk traces the effects of massive foreign investment on the country’s domestic brewing industry: the production, distribution, sale, and consumption of commercial beer. Specifically, I analyze the social, cultural, and political contradictions underlying corporate transformation of the local beer supply chain, as situated within the politics of developmental capitalism in Ethiopia. Thus, taking my case of the beer and brewing industry, I argue that the state’s pursuit of economic progress through national planning and foreign investment serves as both the cause and consequence of national unrest, challenging scholarly assumptions of what it means to “grow” an economy.

BIO: Christina T. Collins is a cultural anthropologist whose ethnographic research examines the social, cultural, and economic impact of multinational alcohol companies in Ethiopia. Up until the early 2010s, the alcohol industry in Ethiopia was primarily state-owned, but recent privatizations have opened up the local market to international competition. With a focus on beer and brewing, her fieldwork explores the socio-cultural effects of private investments within labor and service economies (e.g., brewing, malt barley production, draft cleaning services, alcohol distribution, food and beverage services, advertising/marketing, and entertainment/nightlife). Her research shows that market activities (i.e., the production, distribution, sale, and consumption of commercial lagers in Ethiopia) are not merely economic in nature but saturated with symbolic, affective, religious, ethnic, and political meanings. Dr. Collins holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from Duke University. Her research interests include anthropology and business; industry and industrialization in emerging markets; national economy; alcohol production, distribution, and consumption; science and technology studies (STS); and the anthropology of development, with a regional focus in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ethiopia.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:49 -0500 2024-02-20T16:00:00-05:00 2024-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
We Write To You About Africa (February 21, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-21T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 22, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-22T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 23, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-23T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 24, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-24T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 25, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-25T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 27, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-27T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
Viewing Party & Fireside Chat | Forests, Global Change, and Children's Health (February 27, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/119388 119388-21842660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

The health benefits of nature are attracting increasing popular and scientific attention, but specific impacts of global change on human well-being remain poorly quantified and difficult to predict. In this talk, Dr. Ricketts will describe ongoing efforts to estimate health impacts of land-use change in developing countries, using a unique dataset including 800,000 children in more than 40 countries.

To date, his research has revealed that nearby forest cover and protected areas improve several dimensions of children’s health, including water-borne disease, stunting, diet diversity, and malaria. In all cases, the impact of nature on health outcomes is stronger for more vulnerable populations. These and other studies can help to identify when and where nature conservation can constitute an investment in public health and social justice.

This event is co-sponsored by the School for Environment and Sustainability, the International Institute, the Office of Global Public Health, and the Institute for Global Change Biology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:18:41 -0500 2024-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-27T13:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Global Health Equity Lecture / Discussion Forests, Global Change, and Children's Health. Taylor Ricketts.
We Write To You About Africa (February 28, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-28T11:00:00-05:00 2024-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (February 29, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 29, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-02-29T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-29T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 1, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 1, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-01T10:00:00-05:00 2024-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 2, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622080@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 2, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-02T11:00:00-05:00 2024-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 3, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 3, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-03T11:00:00-05:00 2024-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
RCGD/EHAP Winter Seminar Series: How Cultural Norms Structure the Evolution of Human Behavior and Psychology (March 4, 2024 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116025 116025-21836081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 4, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)

How Cultural Norms Structure the Evolution of Human Behavior and Psychology
Monday, March 4, 2024 (2 PM – 3:30 PM)

Sarah Mathew
Arizona State University

Culturally transmitted norms have likely structured the selection pressures shaping human behavior and psychology, but focused studies are needed to establish the exact pathways and outcomes of this co-evolutionary process. I present two studies which incorporate our long-standing cultural capacity to develop hypotheses of human behavior in the context of cooperation and conflict. The first study will illustrate how competition between culturally differentiated populations, i.e. cultural group selection, structures the social scale of cooperation in transient interactions with strangers. The second study shows how certain features of combat-related psychological stress can be explained as a psychological adaptation to culturally-structured normative landscapes. Data for these studies were collected in pastoral communities living in northwest Kenya.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:23:11 -0500 2024-03-04T14:00:00-05:00 2024-03-04T15:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Workshop / Seminar How Cultural Norms Structure the Evolution of Human Behavior and Psychology
We Write To You About Africa (March 5, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-05T11:00:00-05:00 2024-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 6, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-06T11:00:00-05:00 2024-03-06T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 7, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-07T10:00:00-05:00 2024-03-07T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 8, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 8, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-08T10:00:00-05:00 2024-03-08T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 9, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 9, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-09T11:00:00-05:00 2024-03-09T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 10, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 10, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-10T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-10T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 12, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622088@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-12T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
DAAS Africa Workshop:“The Long 1948: Human Rights, Humanity, and the Pacification of Madagascar” (March 12, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/119737 119737-21843514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Join Zoom Meeting https://umich.zoom.us/j/98323365425

Overview
Oumar Ba is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government. His primary areas of research focus on law, violence, race, humanity, and world order(s) in global politics. He is the author of States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court (Cambridge, 2020). His writings have appeared in Human Rights Quarterly, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, PS: Political Science & Politics, Journal of Narrative Politics, African Studies Review , Africa Today, Foreign Affairs, The New York Review of Books, The Washington Post, among others. His opinions have been featured in a number of media outlets including Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, and BBC.

Research Focus
Oumar Ba is currently working on two major projects. The first one, titled Crimes, Against Humanity: Governing Global Justice is a genealogy of the international criminal justice system within the liberal order, highlighting its racialized hierarchy of humanity and explaining its current crisis. It also proposes a decentering of The Hague, through an exploration of worldmaking projects and visions for and alternatives to the current international order, from Global South perspectives.

The second project is titled (Re)Centering Decolonization as Ontology and Sifting through the Archives of Liberation. It seeks to (re)center the ontological grounding of decolonization not only as political processes but as praxis grounded in theories of humanism and the universal. To do so, it sifts through the archives of liberation, as articulated by Global South voices at the forefront of the decolonization struggle at the UN General Assembly and other international fora. Ultimately, it contends that decolonization, as theorized and articulated by these voices, is a continued generative site of theory and praxis built around a humanistic ethos of the universal.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:08:36 -0500 2024-03-12T16:00:00-04:00 2024-03-12T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
We Write To You About Africa (March 13, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-13T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 14, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 14, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-14T10:00:00-04:00 2024-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 15, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-15T10:00:00-04:00 2024-03-15T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
Viewing Party & Fireside Chat | Forests, Global Change, and Children's Health (March 15, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/119388 119388-21842748@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2024 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

The health benefits of nature are attracting increasing popular and scientific attention, but specific impacts of global change on human well-being remain poorly quantified and difficult to predict. In this talk, Dr. Ricketts will describe ongoing efforts to estimate health impacts of land-use change in developing countries, using a unique dataset including 800,000 children in more than 40 countries.

To date, his research has revealed that nearby forest cover and protected areas improve several dimensions of children’s health, including water-borne disease, stunting, diet diversity, and malaria. In all cases, the impact of nature on health outcomes is stronger for more vulnerable populations. These and other studies can help to identify when and where nature conservation can constitute an investment in public health and social justice.

This event is co-sponsored by the School for Environment and Sustainability, the International Institute, the Office of Global Public Health, and the Institute for Global Change Biology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:18:41 -0500 2024-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2024-03-15T13:30:00-04:00 Center for Global Health Equity Lecture / Discussion Forests, Global Change, and Children's Health. Taylor Ricketts.
ASC Research Colloquium Series Winter 2024 (March 15, 2024 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/119867 119867-21843692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2024 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: African Studies Center

This series features the winter 2024 U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.

*Friday, March 15, (3- 6 PM) – Sequentialism, Pentecostalism, Judicial Practices, and Photochemical Analysis in Africa*

Makai Daniel (Nigeria). “Pentecostalism and the Contest for Public Space in Northern Nigeria”

Hanna Gebregziabher (Ethiopia). “Comparative Study on Sequential Use of Trans-Cervical Catheter with Misoprostol vs Misoprostol Alone for Second-Trimester Pregnancy Termination”

Muthumuni Managa (South Africa). “Photochemistry of Porphyrins Conjugated to Nanostructured Materials and their Potential Applications”

Nixon Wamamela (Uganda). “Ethical Dilemmas in the Judicial Electoral Petitions in Uganda”

*Thursday, March 28 (3-6 PM) – Design Optimization, Women Secessionists and Mental Health Practices in Africa*

Benyin Akande (Nigeria). “Women in Secessionist Movements in Africa: A Focus on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Movement in South-East Nigeria”

Allan Omondi (Kenya). “Application of Design Optimization in the Welfare Economics of Rural Agricultural-Based Communities: A Case Study of Siaya County, Kenya”

Victoria Tintswalo Nesengani (South Africa). “Interventions to Support Children Affected by Grief due to Loss of a Significant Other through Death in South Africa: A Scoping Review”

*Thursday, April 4 (1-4 PM) – Regression Models, Ecofeminism, Maternal Health and Energy Access in Africa*

Jean de Dieu Niyigena (Rwanda). “Quadratic Classifier for Repeated Measurements Using Bilinear Regression Model”

Chinasa Abonyi (Nigeria). “Reclaiming the Land and Waters: Nostalgia and Ecofeminist Belonging in Igbo Festival Narrative”

Ayalnesh Yalew (Ethiopia). “Effect of Unintended Pregnancy on Maternal Antenatal Care Service Utilization in Ethiopia: Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data”

Sisty Basil (Tanzania). “Empowering the Forgotten: Addressing Last-Mile Energy Access Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Tanzania”

Register here: https://forms.gle/VjiZBBwjXvadKNjy6

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:47:32 -0500 2024-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 2024-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall African Studies Center Conference / Symposium UMAPS Research Colloquium Series Winter 2024
We Write To You About Africa (March 16, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 16, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 17, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-17T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-17T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 19, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-19T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-19T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 20, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-20T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-20T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 21, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-21T10:00:00-04:00 2024-03-21T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
We Write To You About Africa (March 22, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 22, 2024 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-22T10:00:00-04:00 2024-03-22T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye
Understanding Working Women’s Lives: An Exploration of Postpartum Allyship in Organizations (March 22, 2024 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116544 116544-21837560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 22, 2024 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Many women experience psychological and emotional challenges during their transition to becoming a working mother, making the reentry process after parental leave crucial for helping women thrive at work and at home. Within this talk, I will provide an overview of past scholarship I have conducted in this area on breastfeeding in the workplace and postpartum depression. Then, I will discuss our research on postpartum allyship—specific behaviors that coworkers and managers can enact to support and advocate for working mothers during their reentry process postpartum. To do so, I will highlight findings from three complementary studies. In Study 1, we adopted a qualitative approach to gain insight into the forms of allyship working mothers found valuable. We then build upon these findings in Study 2 by developing and validating a scale of postpartum allyship. Finally, in Study 3, integrating emergent themes from our qualitative data with tenets of the social cognitive model of career self-management (Lent & Brown, 2013, 2019), we use our newly-developed measure in a time-lagged study focused on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral impact of postpartum mothers’ experiences of allyship. Results indicated that postpartum allyship experiences bolster work-motherhood self- efficacy and reduce guilt which, in turn, yield important implications for working mothers’ turnover intentions, work-family capital, and postpartum depressive symptoms. Across these papers, I aim to bring theoretical and practical attention to how to best support working mothers.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:50:48 -0500 2024-03-22T13:30:00-04:00 2024-03-22T15:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Allison Gabriel
We Write To You About Africa (March 23, 2024 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84304 84304-21622098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:15:52 -0500 2024-03-23T11:00:00-04:00 2024-03-23T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Lamidi Fakeye, Flute Player, before 1967, carved wood. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Lynn and Warren Tacha, 2019/2.80 © Lamidi Fakeye