Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment
Join us for a new installment in the Africa branch of our Africana Lecture Series.
Rogers Orock is currently an Assistant Professor in the Program in Africana Studies at Lafayette College. Previously, he taught in the Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge as well as at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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Concrete | Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities
The Wolf Humanities Center presents the Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture Series in the Humanities featuring Anna Tsing, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Go to eventPenn Alumni Water Forum Speaker Spotlight: Health Risk Communication and PFAS Water Treatment Technologies
The Water Center presents the Penn Alumni Water Forum Speaker Spotlight featuring Brianne Callahan, C'02.
Go to eventWanning Sun: WeChat, Diaspora, and a New Chinese Transnationalism
The demographics of the Chinese diaspora has changed significantly due to the arrival of first-generation Mandarin-speaking migrants from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the last few decades. This process has coincided with a changing geopolitical landscape featuring tension and rivalry between the US and China. Like TikTok, the Chinese social media platform WeChat raises concerns for regulators in the US and its allies including Australia.Go to event
The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized: Cultural Revolution in the Black Power Era
Join us for an installment in the Book Talk branch of our Africana Lectures Series that could transform your view of Black Power.
Independent scholar Dr. Errol Henderson will come to speak on his book The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized: Cultural Revolution in the Black Power Era.Go to event
Global Discovery Series: Nationalism, Literature, Family History
The Global Discovery Lecture Series lets you explore the world virtually, both far and near, with Penn faculty members and your fellow alumni community. Each live, interactive lecture features Penn professors sharing new and innovative research on a variety of topics.Go to event
Building Global Health Research from India for the World | The Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series
In 1977, the Re-orientation of Medical Education (ROME) scheme was recommended for India to develop doctors who understood the communities in which they worked and reduce the hospital intensive training model. Immersion in rural communities in the early undergraduate medical curriculum resulted in recognition of differences between textbook and referral hospital training and real life. Common problems such as diarrhea and respiratory infections contribute almost 20 percent of mortality in young children but are not considered attractive research foci.Go to event
Lan Wang: Planning Healthy Cities in China
Professor Lan Wang’s research focuses on the mechanisms of urban built environment affecting public health, aiming to promote evidence-based practices for healthy city planning.Go to event
"Relentless Advocacy: The Role of Latino Voices in Politics" with Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Join us for an engaging discussion with activist, leader, and author Luis A. Miranda, Jr!
This in-person event will be an opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired by the power advocacy. Let's come together to celebrate the strength of Latino voices in driving change,
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Africana Classics: The State's Capillaries with Dr. Michael Hanchard
Join us for a new installment in the Africana Classics branch of our Africana Lecture Series.
Dr. Michael Hanchard will speak about “The State's Capillaries,” looking at the various local institutions and grassroot networks that sustain the functioning of the state. This also includes the regular, day-to-day, administrative functions. Combined, they all make up the lifeblood of a state.
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