When:
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CT
Where: 620 Library Place, Room 106, 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
Description:
Join the Program of African Studies for our weekly lunch and lecture.
The 1591 Moroccan Invasion of Songhay
Lansiné Kaba, history, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Bio:
Dr. Lansiné Kaba is Distinguished Visiting Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University at Qatar. He headed the Department of African American Studies from 1986 to 1995, and served as Dean of the Honors College from 1996 to 2001. He was President of the US /International/ African Studies Association from 1998 to 2001. He has received many awards and has lectured in many countries in Africa, Europe and the Middle East on both academic and current issues. His radio interviews and television appearances have made him a “public intellectual” in French-speaking Africa.