African Studies Workshop featuring Wendy Laura Belcher

Wendy Laura Belcher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Princeton University. Belcher will be presenting "Same-Sex Intimacies in an Early Modern African Text about an Ethiopian Female Saint, Gädlä Wälättä P̣eṭros (1672)." The discussant will be George Meiu.

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.