FALL 2007

Join New York University’s Africa House for events that look at political, economic, social and cultural aspects of Africa and its relationship with the world.

The following events are free and open to the public. People who are not members of the NYU community are encouraged to attend, but are reminded that some form of photo ID will be required to gain entrance to most NYU buildings.

We encourage anyone interested in learning more about these events or new developments at Africa House to subscribe to our email list by emailing africa.house@nyu.edu.

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African Graduate Student
Reception, co-hosted with Stern in Africa and Wagner Students Alliance for Africa
Thursday, September 20th
Abbe-Bogen Faculty Lounge, 11th floor, Kaufman Management Center, 44 West Fourth Street
6 – 8 p.m.

ATA 2nd Annual Presidential Forum
Friday, September 28th
Promoting positive news on Africa, visiting Heads of State from Africa speak about tourism and travel in their respective countries.  Moderated by CNN Senior Correspondent, Ali Velshi, speakers were Hon. Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, ATA President & Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations (MP);  His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President, United Republic of Tanzania; His Excellency José Maria Neves, Prime Minister, Republic of Cape Verde; Hon. Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Archibald Lesao Lehohla; Hon. Kabinga J. Pande, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zambia (MP); Hon. Callista Chapola-Chimombo, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture, Malawi; Director General Francis Gatare, Rwanda Investment & Export Promotion Agency; Hon. Jean-Francis R. Zinsou, Minister Conseill, Permanent Mission of Benin to the U.N.; Mr. Salem Matug, Advisor, Political Affairs at the Observer Mission of the African Union to the U.N.
School of Law, Lipton Hall - 108 West Third Street
8:30 – 12 p.m.

Stern in Africa: “Taste of Africa”
Friday, October 5th
Featuring a sampling of African cuisines from all regions, live African artistic performances and an African Art exhibit. The theme of this year’s Taste of Africa event, “Raising Awareness for the Darfur Crisis” will raise money for The Darfur Peace and Development Organization (www.dpado.org).
NYU Kimmel Center
5 – 7 p.m.

New York Celebrates Africa Week
October 14-20th
In honor of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the ASA, the LAC is organizing a full week of events from October 14th to October 21st which will showcase Africa related New York City venues including restaurants, art galleries, African service organizations, tours, concerts and nightclub performances.

New York Celebrates Africa Kickoff Reception
Sunday, October 14th
The Schomburg Center for Research In Black Culture and the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) of the African Studies Association (ASA) will host a kickoff reception of “New York Celebrates Africa Week” at the newly renovated center.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, NY
3 – 6 p.m.

NYU Celebrates Africa Week Reception
Wednesday, October 17th
As part of the ASA “New York Celebrates Africa Week”, NYU and Africa House will host a reception to showcase student art and documentaries.
Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant St.
6 – 8 p.m.

Natalie Portman and FINCA: Action and Leadership in the Fight against Poverty
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Join us for a special event featuring Natalie Portman, Golden Globe Award-winning actress and social activist, who will discuss her work with global microfinance organization FINCA International and how to get involved in FINCA's Village Banking "Call to Action" Campaign.
As FINCA's Ambassador of Hope and co-chairperson of the recently launched campaign, the 26-year old Harvard graduate has traveled around the world to see how microfinance is changing lives. Portman will discuss her experiences with clients in the field, show video clips of her travels, and talk with Professor William Easterly about microfinance and the next generation's responsibility for taking leadership in the fight against poverty.
NYU's Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place between Washington Square South and West 3rd Street.
Ticket Information: This event is free and open to NYU students and NYU-affiliated guests. Everyone must obtain a voucher to gain admittance. Please email africahouse.rsvp@nyu.edu for information.
7 p.m.

Dean Edward Sullivan Lecture "Africa in the Visual Arts of the Caribbean & Brazil, 16th-19th Centuries: Resistance & Assimilation”
Wednesday, October 31st
The art of colonial Latin America represents a lively convergence of cultures. Although in most cases the visual traditions of Spain and Portugal dominated the scene, the presence of the visual heritage of Africa and Asia is critical to the story of this period's art. This lecture will examine some aspects of Brazilian and Caribbean painting, sculpture and architecture in which the impact of African arts imported during the time of the slave trade was of great significance. It will, furthermore, examine the contributions of Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian artists who formed key links in the chain of the visual culture of these regions
KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

International Health Program at NYUSM Student Presentations
Thursday, November 8th
Henry Kaufman Management Center, 44 West Fourth Street, Rm. 2-70
International health research opportunities can play a critical role in the personal and professional development of medical students. The International Health Program at NYUSM provides interested medical students with an opportunity to go abroad to participate in clinical or basic research, public health initiatives or clinical education programs that have an impact on urban and global health.  Several of the medical students at NYUSM have conducted projects in Africa during the past two years.  Each of the students will deliver a short presentation of their experience.

Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Situations
Monday, November 5th
Confirmed speakers: Paul van Zyl, Suliman Baldo, Graeme Simpson
Africa House and the American Jewish Committee Africa Institute invite you to a panel discussion: Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Situations. Featuring Paul van Zyl, Director, Transitional Justice Program NYU's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice; Suliman Baldo, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Program International Center for Transitional Justice; and Graeme Simpson, Director of Thematic Programs at the International Center, Transitional Justice.
Tisch Hall, 40 W 4th Street, Rm UC-65
6:30 - 8:30pm

Horn of Africa Panel Discussion
Confirmed speakers: Colin Thomas-Jensen, Suliman Baldo
details: TBA

NYU in London and the Equiano Centre UCL
Wednesday, November 14th
Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade Act Master classes
- Black History in Britain
Hakim Adi, Middlesex University
- Revisioning Black Urbanism
Paul Goodwin, Goldsmiths
- The History of ¡®the Black¡¯ in Western Art
Temi Odumosu, University of Cambridge
- Gender and Slavery
Jennifer Morgan, New York University
These master classes will be held at the Department of Geography, University College London, 26 Bedford Way
- African History and Heritage
Stephen Quirke, University College London
This event will take place at the Petrie Museum, University College London

The Robert Holmes Award Reception
Monday, November 19th
As part of the Robert Holmes Travel and Research Award for African Scholarship, past recipients present on research made possible through the grant. Past awards have supported the research and study abroad of scholars in the humanities and social sciences. For more information, please go to http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.life.fellowships.
Great Room, 19 University Place
6:30 ¨C 8 p.m.

Code Switching and West Africa:  Theory and its Implications
Monday, November 26th – Tuesday, November 27th
NYU in Ghana to host a two-day linguistics conference in entitled “Code Switching and West Africa:  Theory and its Implications.” Participants will discuss recent developments in code-switching theory and re-affirm the importance of West African code-switching in the construction of empirically adequate linguistic theories.  Moderated by NYU in Ghana, Professor Singler
NYU in Ghana, Accra, Ghana