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… of civil society and to the cause of a pluralist democracy is one of the country’s most important … Ambassador Jakob Tobing. Ambassador Tobing played a key role in laying the foundation for Indonesian democracy by … “the increasing penetration of radical and closed minded understanding of Islam, and the exclusive way of interpreting …

… violence and slavery in the French Atlantic world, West Africa, and the Maghreb by bringing together a rich and … Grave ” which focuses on how (un)dead narrators expand our understanding of narration and voice and how literature … and the Gold Coast (Ghana). The project reveals the role these women played in the expansion of consumer …

…   Dr. Caroline Asiimwe, Executive Secretary of the East Africa Kiswahili Commission gave a keynote speech titled “EAC … covered Heritage Learners, PALs Survival amidst Decline in Enrollments, Indigenous Knowledge in East Africa, Standardized Swahili and Performing Arts, Zulu …

… Sanneh  on the topic  “Is Jihad Overrated? Lessons from West African Islam.”  Professor Sanneh is the author of over … he published  Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam ,  Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa; Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in “Secular” …

… were two central themes to Makumbi’s rebellion: the book’s role as an “African” text and the book’s stance on gender.  … work, and a feat that revolves around Europe within Africa. And, so, Makumbi purposefully wrote a novel that … the style of writing, Makumbi crafted a novel in which the West will not see itself.   She wanted an authentic, Ugandan …

… us Thursday, November 21: MacMillan Center 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa Nov 21, 2024 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Your most recent book … during the final years of apartheid and the transition to democracy. When you live through such momentous times in your …

… for  Newsprint Literature and Local Literary Creativity in West Africa, 1900s - 1960s (Boydell and Brewer). Her work focuses … on the cultural histories of printing and reading in West Africa, with special attention to African-owned …

… shaped like small, orange explosions, dotted parts of Africa and East Asia, but most rested in the area between the … most academics ignore them and continue to only study the West. In fact, 93% of history professors in at Oxford …

… and political order that link them. It also includes an understanding of how different societies conceive of the … of History at Duke University, specializing in sub-Saharan Africa, colonialism, and the Atlantic slave trade. She … is a historian of imperialism and colonialism in West Africa. Her first book project, Anticolonial Public: The …

… I stepped aboard another cargo ship, this one bound for West Africa. We sailed for a month, stopping along the way in … was from my apartment in New Haven, and with a better understanding of the forces that it took to bring me to the …

… questioning the historical and political possibility of understanding such a diverse region. ENGL 343/ER&M 353/HUMS … ritual, narrative painting, architecture, and the role of yoga in tantra. Readings emphasize primary sources … century to the early modern period. Emphasis on cross-regional engagements including the impact of Islam. …