45th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture with Moses Ochonu
Part of our Fall 2023 Social Sciences Forum
Location
University Center : Ballroom
Date & Time
November 8, 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Description
Eight Phases of African American (Re)Invention of Africa
Moses E. Ochonu, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, History; and Professor of African History, Vanderbilt University
Using Congolese philosopher V.Y Mudimbe’s concept of the invention of Africa as a point of departure, Moses E. Ochonu explores the ways in which African Americans, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, invented, and reinvented ideas, semiotics, and tropes of Africa to respond to evolving circumstances, challenges, and aspirations in America and beyond.
Organized by the Department of Africana Studies. Cosponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Center for Social Science Scholarship, the Shriver Center, the Division of Professional Studies, and the Department of American Studies.
