The Ujamaa Brownbag is an informal forum for the Africanist community at KU and Lawrence to meet and discuss general topics related to Africa. The forum was established in the fall of 2001 and has been successful in building a sense of community among our African faculty, students, and Lawrence community members. The forum doesn't have a specific theme, it recogonizes current issues related to Africa, activities on campus, Africanist scholars visiting KU, and recent visits or research done in Africa. It also offers opportunity for Africanist strudents at KU to present their finished or ongoing research.
Interested in presenting in the Kansas African Studies Ujamaa Brownbag Series? Contact Jane Irungu, our Associate Director.
September 10, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
"One Path to Africa,"
Geoff Knight, KU Alum
Alcove J, Kansas Union
Ujamaa Brownbag Series;
October 22, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
"African Immigrants in Italy"
Conor Brown & Sarah Madden, KU Students
Alcove J, Kansas Union
Ujamaa Brownbag Series;
November 19, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
"Kansas Africa Relief,"
Hannah Parkinson, KU Student
Alcove J, Kansas Union
Ujamaa Brownbag Series
** Ujamaa Brownbags: 11:30-noon for socializing and eating; lecture begins at noon
This fall we are excited to support the Langston Hughes Center's Jesse B. Semple Brownbag Series.
September 8, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
Jacob Dorman, KU
Alcove J, Kansas Union
Jesse B. Semple Brownbag;
Langston Hughes Center Series
October 13, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
"Barack Obama's Candidacy: America, Race, and the Historical Moment"
Woodruff, Kansas Union
Jesse B. Semple Brownbag;
Langston Hughes Center Series
November 10, 11:30-1:00 p.m.
Deborah Dandridge, Spencer Research Library
Alcove J, Kansas Union
Jesse B. Semple Brownbag;
Langston Hughes Center Series
