Institute of African Studies - Columbia University

Events

Upcoming Events


Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 18:15 to 21:00

So Far Away From Vietnam
Location: 
Knox Hall 208
Time: 
6:15PM - 9:00PM

The fall of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Accords in 1954 signaled the end of a century of France’s presence in Indochina. In the French army, large numbers of soldiers from the colonies, particularly North and Sub-Saharan Africa, were repatriated to their home countries.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 18:00 to Friday, November 16, 2018 - 21:00

Blackness in French and Francophone Film
Location: 
Varying Locations
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Blackness in French and Francophone Cinema is a six-part film series hosted by the Maison Française and curated by Nora Philippe and Maboula Soumahoro that will showcase the work of six directors exploring black francophone identity.

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Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 18:00 to 19:30

Columbia University Studies In Contemporary Africa Seminar: Selina Makana
Time: 
6:00PM - 7:30PM

Makana received her Ph.D in May 2017 from the University of California-Berkeley in African Diaspora Studies/Gender and Women’s Studies. Her research interests include African women’s social history, transnational feminisms, war and militarism, and African diaspora theory.

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