# African Studies Workshop Featuring Valentina Fusari #### calendar\_today Date and Time **September 20, 2021** 02:00PM - 04:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Virtual Event** **Presenting:** *From Interracial Sexuality to Mixed Kinship in (Post)colonial Eritrea* Discussant: Sebastian Jackson (Harvard University) **Valentina Fusari** is currently postdoctoral researcher in the Dept. of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Pavia (Italy). Her research is broadly rooted in demographic anthropology, social history, and colonial demography, and promoted an interdisciplinary perspective. Her research interests include the dynamics of fertility, hidden population, mixed unions and people in the Horn of Africa, where she carried out her fieldwork (Eritrea and Ethiopia). Her current projects concern the social and geographical mobility of Italo-Eritreans and the agency of female missionaries in (post)colonial Eritrea. \-- A week in advance, the presenter’s paper will be circulated through the [Harvard African Studies Workshop listserv.](https://harvard.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=67898885d6e13eb08265a97f7&id=979b2664d1) 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. **View workshop recordings here: ** **ORGANIZER(S):** Harvard University Center for African Studies **EVENT WEBSITE: [https://africa.harvard.edu/african-studies-workshop-0](/african-studies-workshop-0)** See also:- [ African Studies Workshop ](/workshops-conferences/african-studies-workshop) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://africa.harvard.edu/node/1607195/event-feed.ics) Copy link link