African Studies Workshop featuring Ousmane Kane

Date: 

Monday, December 1, 2014, 6:15pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Lower Library, Robinson Hall

Ousmane Kane is the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal professor of contemporary Islamic religion at Harvard University. He will be presenting “Islam and Islamism in Postcolonial West Africa.”

A week in advance, the presenter’s paper will be circulated through the Harvard African Studies Workshop listserv. It is assumed that everyone has read the paper before the workshop. After presentation and commentary, Workshop attendees are invited to engage in critique and discussion, under the moderation of the Workshop Chair.