This is the revised Sandwich Seminar schedule (changes made for Feb. 7 and
14.)
African Studies Program
Sandwich Seminars
January/February 2001
206 Ingraham Hall -12 noon
1155 Observatory Drive-Madison
REVISED SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 24: Robert Piêtek, Ph.D., History, Warsaw University
The European Influences on Political Transformation in Africa: The
Case
of Soyo (Kongo's province) in the Second Half of the 17th Century
Wednesday, January 31: Edris Makward, professor emeritus, African
Languages & Literature,
UW-Madison
Islam and the Caste System in West Africa
Wednesday, February 7: Brother Enrico Gonzales, NCCJ, teacher, Comboni
College, Khartoum, Sudan
The Catholic Church in North Sudan: Faith Struggle and Life in a
Harsh and Hostile Environment
Wednesday, February 14: Patrick Harries, visiting professor, Department of
History,
University of Cape Town
Missionaries, Marxists and Magic: The Powers of Literacy in
Nineteenth Century South-East Africa
Friday, February 16: Vera Viditz-Ward, associate professor of Art,
Bloomsburg University,
336 Ingraham Hall Pennsylvania
Noon Title to be announced
Wednesday, February 21: Sonya Clark, professor of Environment, Textiles,
and Design,
UW-Madison
Beaded Blessings: An Art Project Inspired by African Amulets Found
in the Diaspora
Wednesday, February 28: James Giblin, professor of History, University of
Iowa
Contextualizing Oral Narratives from Njombe, Tanzania:
From Maji Maji to Ujamaa Villagization
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