Latest Past Events
Book Talk: Boukary Sawadogo
Location: New York University 14A Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003 14A Washington Mews, New YorkGenre in African Screen Media: Comedy and TV Series Film history shows that the medium developed from popular cinema to art house cinema. However, the historical trajectory of African cinema shows a reverse pattern, going from art house to popular cinema. The often assumed polygeneric nature of African cinema has remained for several decades the […]
The Africa~Diaspora Institute for Social Studies Teachers
Location: New York University 14A Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003 14A Washington Mews, New YorkIn 2020, from February 18-20, CSAAD will host a 3-day institute for middle and high school teachers in the New York City Department of Education for the purpose of providing them with training and materials to facilitate the integration of the African Diaspora into their classrooms and teaching. Teachers enrolled in the Institute will complete lesson plans integrating new content from the […]
Puerto Rico Summer Uprising: What comes next?
The Summer of 2019 marked a pivotal moment in the history of people’s struggles in the island of Puerto Rico. Two weeks of massive protests culminated in the ousting of then-governor Ricardo Roselló. Our event explores how this protest was a response to humiliation, corruption, and austerity measures imposed by a “fiscal oversight board,” and […]