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.
(study abroad in Africa)
February 11, 11:30-1:00 PM:
Traditional music in modern Senegal is alive and well. This musical tradition seems to be helping people feel more rooted in a globalized culture. Traditional music seems to hold a special importance in the lives of women and provides a space for community connections
Come join us.............
Traditional Music in Modern Senegal
Presentation by Dylan Basset
Alcove K, Kansas Union
March 4, 11:30-1:00 PM:
"Kenyan Kinship: Make a Difference Abroad, Starting in Lawrence"
Presentation by Shanxi Upsdell, Undergraduate student
Alcove G, Kansas Unionn
April 22, 11:30-1:00 PM:
"Niamey, Niger: Water in a Sahelian City"
Presentation by Hilary Hungerford, Graduate student in Geography and FLAS Fellow
Alocve G, Kansas Union
OTHER BROWNBAGS
Medical Anthropology Position
Candidate visits & lectures
January 19-21, 2009 - Dr. Adam Mohr, from U of Pennsylvania
Graduate student brown bag with candidate: 1/20, 11:30-12:45pm in The Market Alcove G of the KS Union
"School of Deliverance: Healing, Exorcism and Male Spirit Possession in the Ghanaian Presbyterian Diaspora."
January 25-27, 2009 - Dr. Toni Copeland, from U of Alabama
Graduate student brown bag with candidate: 1/26, Alcove J
“Cultural Knowledge, Behavior, and Health among HIV-Positive Women in Nairobi, Kenya”
January 28-30, 2009 - Dr. Katherine Rhine, from Brown University
Graduate student brown bag with candidate: 1/29, Alcove J
"Support Groups, Marriage, and the Management of Ambiguity among HIV-positive Women in Northern Nigeria."
