Center for African Studies and the African Studies Association brings scholar to Rutgers

WHAT:

Obama, Africa and African Americans” the fourth annual African Studies Association Presidential Lecture at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

WHO:

Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, president of the African Studies Association, department chair of African American Studies and professor of history at the University of Illinois. He is a historian, literary critic, novelist and short story writer.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 4; reception at 4 p.m. and lecture at 4:30 p.m., followed by a discussion
WHERE:

Teleconference Lecture Hall, Alexander Library, 169 College Avenue,
New Brunswick

BACKGROUND:

The lecture is presented by the Center for African Studies and the African Studies Association at Rutgers University. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is the author of more than 100 articles and essays and two dozen books, including The Roots of African Conflicts and The Resolution of African Conflicts, both published in 2008. Edward Ramsamy, assistant professor in Africana studies at Rutgers University, will lead the discussion following the lecture. Ramsamy is a member of the graduate faculties of the Department of Geography and the Bloustein School’s Urban Planning and Policy Development  Program. The Center for African Studies (CAS), based on Rutgers’ New Brunswick Campus, is funded by grants from Rutgers University and external agencies and foundations.

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