8th Biennial International Conference on Africa and Its Diaspora (BICAID 2023)

Hosted by the African Studies Institute, the 8th Biennial International Conference on Africa and Its Diaspora (BICAID 2023) takes place from Wednesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the UGA Tate Center. The theme for this year’s conference is Religion and Sustainable Socio-Cultural and Economic Development within the 21st Century in Africa and Its Diaspora.  This year’s conference honors Dr.

Honouring Wheatley Peters and Her Legacies: Reflecting Back & Imagining Future Work

The PWP team invites you to our final virtual program of the fall on Nov. 15, 5-6:30pm Eastern time. The distinguished scholars we've invited have each selected an excerpt from their favorite, teachable, Wheatley Peters poem(s) to discuss, and they also will consider Wheatley Peters' role in relation to communities of early artists, which has emerged throughout the year as a major theme of the programming.  Dr.

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