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… Awarded 2024 MacMillan Center Book Prizes Council on African Studies Stephanie Newell George M. Bodman Professor … International Book Prize for best book for  Newsprint Literature and Local Literary Creativity in West Africa, … argues for its inclusion in literary genres and anglophone world literatures. Combining in-depth case studies of …

… Yale University Moderator: Daphne A. Brooks, Professor of African American Studies, Theater Studies, American Studies, … Professor of History and Director of the Center for African-American Studies, Princeton University. Branden … Jacobs-Henkins, playwright Michael LeMahieu, Professor of Literature, Clemson University Harvey Young, Dean of the …

… later this month to see what can be learnt from the West African nation’s example of religious tolerance. BBC Africa’s … as seen on the BBC here .  Oct 18, 2016 … Council on African Studies … …

… historic peace accord in Colombia to deliver Coca-Cola World Fund Lecture at Yale October 11, 2018. Yale to host Sri … on corruption and its implications to deliver Coca-Cola World Fund Lecture January 24, 2018.  Polk talks to explore “America Confronts the Post-Imperial World” January 23, 2018. Two-day symposium on “Popular Music …

… essays and chapters in The Journal of Early American Literature, African American Review, Anthurium, The Oxford Companion to … Rosenthal, entitled Slave Portraiture in the Atlantic World (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Wayne Modest Wayne …

… and take action to create a more just and equitable world.  At Yale, we do this through research and education … help heal the fractures in our society. In facing the grim news of this week, I find strength in the work we are doing … 8.      Professor Jacqueline Goldsby, Chair of the African American Studies Department 9.      Professor Frank …

… Fox is a doctoral candidate for the combined degree in African American Studies and Comparative Literature. Her dissertation, entitled Christophe's Ghost: … century, the Latin American dictator novel, francophone African literature, and pan-Caribbean theater. In her time at …

… eruptions may have shifted the patterns of the annual African monsoon, suppressing Nile floods and disrupting … antiquity was also much smaller than it is in today’s world, as the planet is approaching carrying capacity. But … is relevant for understanding what’s happening in our world now,” said Manning. “You can look at droughts in Old …

… Court Calls for Recognition of Muslim Marriages A South African court has ruled that Islamic law marriages must be … recognizes “customary marriage” but only for “indigenous African peoples.” This lack of oversight means that Muslim … without protection,” she was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. The court also ordered the president and the …

… Masisi said he was pleased to learn about the Yale Young African Scholars Program, an intensive academic enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue higher … and Botswana. This article originally appeared on Yale News .  Jun 13, 2019 … MacMillan Center … …

… Masisi said he was pleased to learn about the Yale Young African Scholars Program, an intensive academic enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue higher … and Botswana. This article originally appeared on Yale News .  Jun 13, 2019 … Council on African Studies … …

… Story Revealed Through Rare Records,” National Geographic News, June 8, 2005. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0608_050608_slavegirl.html Marian Samu, … Herb Frazier, “Family begins with enslaved African girl,” The [Charleston] Post and Courier, February …