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  •   *Acts of Violence* is a public health project, developed and produced by Outside the Wire, that presents scenes from Seneca’s *Thyestes*, a Roman tragedy that was written during the […] 0

    “Acts of Violence”: scenes from Seneca’s *Thyestes*

      *Acts of Violence* is a public health project, developed and produced by Outside the Wire, that presents scenes from Seneca’s *Thyestes*, a Roman tragedy that was written during the […]

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  •   Bassam Haddad is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Public and International Affairs and Director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Mason University.   His talk […] 0

    Bassam Haddad

      Bassam Haddad is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Public and International Affairs and Director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Mason University.   His talk […]

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  •   Reading and Dance Performance with Teju Cole and Nora Chipaumire   Dancer Nora Chipaumire presented “Dark Swan” and an excerpt from her Bessie Award-winning “Chimurenga” proceeded by a reading […] 0

    Nora Chipaumire and Teju Cole

      Reading and Dance Performance with Teju Cole and Nora Chipaumire   Dancer Nora Chipaumire presented “Dark Swan” and an excerpt from her Bessie Award-winning “Chimurenga” proceeded by a reading […]

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  •   “Queer Subjects and Human Rights in East Africa”   Keguro Macharia is a Kenyan literary critic and theorist, and an Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature at the […] 0

    Keguro Macharia

      “Queer Subjects and Human Rights in East Africa”   Keguro Macharia is a Kenyan literary critic and theorist, and an Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature at the […]

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  •   “The Matatu in the 1960s: Nairobi Entrepreneurs”   Kenda Mutongi is a Professor of History at Williams College. She was born and raised in Maragoli, western Kenya, and attended […] 0

    Kenda Mutongi

      “The Matatu in the 1960s: Nairobi Entrepreneurs”   Kenda Mutongi is a Professor of History at Williams College. She was born and raised in Maragoli, western Kenya, and attended […]

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  •   “Is It Sweet: Tales of an African Superstar in New York”   Jesse Weaver Shipley is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and artist who is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and coordinator […] 0

    Jesse Shipley’s “Is It Sweet?”

      “Is It Sweet: Tales of an African Superstar in New York”   Jesse Weaver Shipley is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and artist who is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and coordinator […]

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  •   Fiction and Poetry Reading   Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He is currently Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon’s […] 0

    Emmanuel Dongala, Billy Kahora, and Nnedi Okorafor

      Fiction and Poetry Reading   Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He is currently Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon’s […]

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  •   Reading and Book Signing with Nnedi Okorafor   Nnedi Okorafor is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Who Fears Death (a Nebula Award Nominee and Tiptree Honor Book). […] 0

    Nnedi Okorafor

      Reading and Book Signing with Nnedi Okorafor   Nnedi Okorafor is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Who Fears Death (a Nebula Award Nominee and Tiptree Honor Book). […]

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  •   “Comics and Journalism”   Joe Sacco is an extraordinary comic artist and journalist, who has traveled to many parts of the world to do his research. In the early […] 0

    Joe Sacco

      “Comics and Journalism”   Joe Sacco is an extraordinary comic artist and journalist, who has traveled to many parts of the world to do his research. In the early […]

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  •   Francine Masiello works on topics related to Latin American literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, gender theory, and comparative North/South literatures. Her books include Lenguaje e ideología: los […] 0

    Francine Masiello

      Francine Masiello works on topics related to Latin American literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, gender theory, and comparative North/South literatures. Her books include Lenguaje e ideología: los […]

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