August 19, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Britain. Commemorating the roots and legacies of that watershed event, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to form a fully sovereign government, ratify a constitution, and promulgate an original body of national laws after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. […]
Venue: KJCC Auditorium // 53 Washington Sq. South, NYC Reception to Follow PATHWAYS AND FOOTSTEPS IN DETENTION: MIGRANTS’ AND PRISONERS’ TRANSLUCENCY - MEXICO/ U.S. BORDER How do female prisoners escape their cells in order to be seen at the borders of nations, institutions and disciplines? How do obscured migrants and prisoners leave traces within systems […]
oin us for lunch with Dr. Malbrán, critic and curator of contemporary art, as well as co-instructor for the upcoming course Art and Politics in the City: NYC and Buenos Aires. The talk will center on Dr.Malbrán’s current research, an examination of micromuseums in Argentina, particularly the small Ingeniero White Harbor Museum. In discussing how museums […]
Please join us on Friday, April 5th for “Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Buriat-Mongols, the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan”, a presentation by Tatiana Linkhoeva, New York University. This event is part of the Colloquium Series, sponsored by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. The Soviet Union and Imperial Japan have been […]
Born April 7, 1915, Billie Holiday is considered one of the greatest American jazz singers of all time. Author Grayson Dantzic shares behind-the scenes anecdotes and images from his 18-year journey making his book Jerry Dantzic:Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill. Through the rediscovering of his late father Jerry Dantzic's unseen photographs of Billie Holiday taken in 1957, the […]
Encountering the Other: Religious Voices in the City One key thread in the contemporary history of Africa – a thread running parallel to and entwining with those of decolonization, independence, and nation-building – is urbanization. Throughout the past century, the continent has witnessed the mass migration of people from the countryside to the city, and […]
Caribbean in the Flux of Change – People, Land, Air & Sea Battered States and 'Resilient' Futures? A Critical Reflection on the Caribbean post Irma-Maria Kevon Rhiney, Rutgers University Roughly one month after hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean nation of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, the Dominican Prime Minister asserted, “we have a unique […]
The Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora (CSAAD) and The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) and The Department of History, New York University and The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies host the CSAAD-ASWAD Medial Meeting May 2-3, 2019: BLACK INTERNATIONALISM AND NEW YORK CITY […]
Please join The Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora at a special event to celebrate the publication of my new book, In About this Event Please join The Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora at a special event to celebrate the publication of my new book, In […]
Kenda Mutongi teaches a wide range of courses in African history, world history, and gender history. She is the author of two award-winning books: Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi (Chicago UP, 2017) and Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenya(Chicago UP, 2007). She has also published several articles in the major African […]
