African Studies Workshop Featuring Abdoulaye Gueye

Date: 

Monday, February 27, 2017, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Robinson Hall Basement Conference Room
Abdoulaye Gueye is a professor at the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa. He will present "Reaching Out to the Homeland: The African Academic Diaspora and Universities in Africa." Jacob Olupona, Professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School and Professor of African and African American Studies, 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.