Presented by David Canning, Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences and Professor of Economics and International Health, Department of Global Health and Population, and Associate Director Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
Professor Canning will discuss the effect of the new emphasis on family planning in Africa on fertility, and the effect of falling fertility in Africa on the prospects for a take-off in economic growth in the region.
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A partnership of international study centers on Harvard’s campus, this online reading series for K-12 educators has explored literature from five global regions: Africa, Latin America, Russia, the Middle East, and the Islamic World. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss works of global literature with experts and authors in monthly, online conversations. Join for the seventh, and final, session featuring Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2003)
Thirty-five years after meeting at the Institute for the Young Blind in Bamako, Mali, and eight years after their Manu Chao–produced album Dimanche à Bamako thrust them into the global limelight with its sunny charm and irresistible grooves, Amadou & Mariam remain true to their roots in West African blues-rock. The husband-and-wife duo, along with a full band, deliver their signature mix of unforgettable pop melodies and contagious rhythms, driven by Amadou’s bluesy electric guitar and the compelling interplay of their voices.
