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.
Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Jackson
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Events
Featured
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
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
09
DAAS Africa Workshop With Eric Morier-Genoud (Queen’s University, Belfast)
“A historical perspective on the jihadi insurgency in northern Mozambique”
4:00 PM
4701 (DAAS Conference Room)
Haven Hall
Apr
11
Interreligious Solidarity in the Struggle Against Apartheid: The Role of the Muslim Community
Dr. A. Rashied Omar
4:00 PM
Amphitheater
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)