African Conversations Series

The African Conversations Series is a regular monthly talk series held by the Africa Institute to keep conversations going on key and pertinent African topics. A talk will be held each month with a flexible format, featuring panels, single speakers, workshops, among others; in essence, it will be a forum for presenting contemporary African and African Diaspora topics. 

The African Conversations Series will feature both internal and external speakers, who will cover a wide variety of topics, subjects, and disciplines. These conversations will be open to anyone interested in attending at no extra cost to improve engagement and encourage knowledge exchange between Africa Institute members and African partners.

Below you can find the relevant information for our upcoming talks! 

Upcoming African Conversations Series

Join us at the next African Conversations Series for an insightful discussion related to Africa’s history, led by two Africa Institute members who recently defended their PhD theses.

October 28, 2021; 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT

Panelist: 
Dr. Nassissee Solomon

Dr. Solomon is currently the Program Coordinator for the Global Health Systems MMASc. Her PhD thesis was on the topic: "Rooted in History, Representations and Perceptions of Ethiopian Identities in Canada". Her work examines intersections in Canadian and Ethiopian History which facilitated the mass representation of Ethiopian identities in Canada. 

Panelist: 
Dr. Chinelo Ezenwa

Dr. Ezenwa is a community connector with the City of London. She is also a part-time faculty member and writing specialist at King’s. Her PhD research was on the topic: “Bible Translations and Literary Responses: Re-reading Missionary Interventions in Africa through Local Perspectives”. Through her work, Chinelo reflects on the implications of 19 ^th century missionary interventions for Africans, by drawing attention to how missionary translations and schooling facilitated colonial rule in Africa.