THE CENTER FOR “RACE,” CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE presents
THE SPRING 2021
DISTINGUISHED AFRICAN SCHOLARS AND WRITERS SERIES Hegemonies of Knowledge Production on African Women and Gender: Whose Histories Matter? Featuring
Dr.Nwando Achebe
The Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History Michigan State University A multi-award-winning historian and teacher, Dr. Achebe also serves as MSU's Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as the Faculty Excellence Advocate for the College of Social Science. Dr. Achebe is co-director of the Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation; the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of West African History. Her research interests involve the use of oral history in the study of women, gender, and sexuality in Nigeria. In this lecture, Dr. Achebe details her personal journey to becoming an Africanist and gender historian. She considers questions relating to the ownership and production of Africanist knowledge: “whose histories matter?” “whose histories are celebrated?” “whose histories are published?”; while highlighting several influential interpretive voices that have shaped and produced a problematic and Eurocentric canon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 1-2:25 p.m. Zoom Event - No RSVP required Visit events.hofstra.edu for Zoom link
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