Africa
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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To Help My People: Medicine and the Black International
Claire Wendland — Professor of Anthropology and Obstetrics, UW-Madison
12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Moroccan Jews, American Jews, and French Decolonization in North Africa, 1945-1955
Emma Kuby — Professor of History, UW-Madison
12-1 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 2026
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Domesticity of Governance and Politics of Dependency in the Oyo Empire, 1600-1836
Akin Ogundiran — Professor of History, Anthropology, and Black Studies; Northwestern University
12 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Behavioral Ecology in African Guenons
Margaret Bryer — Assistant Professor of Anthropology, UW-Madison
12-1 p.m.
Monday, March 9, 2026
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Children’s African Story Hour (CASH)
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family (Ivory Coast)
4-5 p.m.
Pinney Library (516 Cottage Grove Rd.)
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Black Girl at (almost) 60
Vlad Dima — Professor of African American Studies, Syracuse University
12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa: Regionalism by Design
Catherine Boone — London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Do Gender Quotas Change Politics? Evidence from the Namibian Parliament
Amanda Clayton — Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
12-1 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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Children’s African Story Hour (CASH)
My Father's Shop (Morocco)
4-5 p.m.
Pinney Library (516 Cottage Grove Rd.)
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Vernacular Architecture and Grassroots Urban Politics
Noah Nathan — Associate Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Vision without Sight
Thomas Timothy Mtonga — Disability Officer, UNICEF & Lecturer, University of Zambia (UNZA)
12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Stylin’ and Profilin’: From Cairo to Cape Town
Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué — Associate Professor of African Cultural Studies, UW-Madison
12-1 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 2026
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Children’s African Story Hour (CASH)
The Gambi that Girma Wore (Ethiopia)
4-5 p.m.
Pinney Library (516 Cottage Grove Rd.)