When:
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: 620 Library Place, Conference Room, 620 Library Place , Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Program of African Studies
(847) 491-7323
Group: Program of African Studies
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Bio
Erik Ponder works at Northwestern University Libraries. He is pursuing a Masters in Library and Information Science with a focus on African Studies librarianship from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Abstract
The presentation explores the historic 1994 democratic elections in South Africa through the oral histories of Chicago anti-apartheid activists and international election observers. The collection of local oral histories was part of a broader Northwestern University Libraries exhibit marking 20 years of democracy in South Africa.