African Studies Workshop Featuring Xolela Mangcu

Xolela Mangcu is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town and a Fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center. Professor Mangcu will be presenting “Black Political Modernity in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth South Africa and the Rise of Nelson Mandela.” Melusi Nkomo, a student at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva will be the discussant.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 Chairs.