Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS)
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New department chair Bénédicte Boisseron looks to the future
Boisseron was named chair effective July 1, 2023, and previously served as interim chair during the 2021-22 academic year.
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Events
Featured
Mar
22
SocioCultural Anthropology Colloquium: "Bodies, Knowledge, and Sovereignty"
Deborah A. Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
3:00 PM
411
West Hall
Upcoming
Apr
05
Multi
ASC 15th Anniversary Conference. Higher Education in the 21st Century: Keys to US-Africa Partnership
Opening & Keynote Speakers: Santa Ono (University of Michigan), Mary Catherine Phee (U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs), Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe (Nigeria’s National Capital) Debbie Dingell (Michigan’s 6th Congressional District), Sarah Mosoe
9:00 AM
1010
Weiser Hall
Apr
11
EIHS Public Lecture: “Species Insurance”: Harriet Tubman, Environmental Storytelling, and Historical Modes of Survival
Tiya Miles (Harvard University)
6:00 PM
Ballroom
Michigan League
Apr
15
Professors Frieda Ekotto, Ursula Jakob, and Scott Spector, Collegiate Professorship Inaugural Lecture
LSA Collegiate Lecture Series
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall