- Founded
1956 - Seminar Number
435
The seminar provides a lively forum for scholars engaged in the advanced study of Sub-Saharan Africa. Faculty and visiting scholars from Columbia University and neighboring institutions actively participate in the monthly evening sessions. Seminar discussions focus on theoretical and comparative approaches to the study of colonial and contemporary states, processes in political mobilization and leadership, the roles of gender and cultural identities, the arts, media, and cultural studies.
Co-Chairs
Robyn d’Avignon
robyn.davignon@nyu.edu
Laura Fair
lf2694@columbia.edu
Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi
asiddiqi@barnard.edu
Rapporteur
Anusha Sundar
as6151@columbia.edu
Advisory and Steering Committee
Emanuel Admassu
Robyn d’Avignon
Nisrin Elamin
Laura Fair
Abosede George
Vivian Chenxue Lu
Daniel Magaziner
Nana Osei-Opare
Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi
Rhiannon Stephens
Matthew Swagler
Adedoyin Teriba