Former director of the Institute of African Studies and Leitner Family Professor of African Studies Mamadou Diouf was recently interviewed by Jeune Afrique about Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Ousmane Sonko, and PASTEF's first 15 months in power.
Lumumba at 100 was a graduate student-led initiative commemorating the 100th anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s, honoring his life and legacy. The conference focused on Congo's colonial history, Lumumba’s leadership, and the region's ongoing struggles, with a particular emphasis on how these issues connect to contemporary global challenges such as resource extraction and political instability.
MoMA presents a full-scale retrospective of Sarah Maldoror (1929–2020), the first of its kind in North America, celebrating the pioneering French filmmaker whose work gave voice to the anti-colonial independence movements of Angola and Guinea-Bissau.
Former director of the Institute of African Studies and Professor of French and Romance Philology Souleymane Bachir Diagne joined NPR recently to discuss France's decision to move the Mona Lisa to a new dedicated space in the Louvre.
The honor from the Comparative and International Education Society recognizes Mendenhall and her co-editors for their book, Education and Resilience in Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Congratulations to Rosalind Morris, whose book, Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa, has been published by Columbia University Press.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is offering up to two short-term fellowships (1-6 months) for scholars researching histories of knowledge and collective life in Africa, starting September 1, 2025.
Aude Tournaye, a current MESAAS PhD student, and Wendell Marsh, a MESAAS PhD and Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, are part of the curatorial team behind the highly anticipated exhibit Powers of the Unseen at Express Newark.
For decades, Pan-Africanist dialogue across Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, and other regions have provided an intellectual foundation for the evolution and unity of African peoples. Building on this rich tradition, this event seeks to convene students and faculty to further these conversations in the 21st century through scholarly engagements.
The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University is pleased to invite academic essays from graduate students and early career scholars from across universities and departments for the 2025 Graduate Conference to be held on the 10th and 11th of April 2025.
February is Black History Month in the United States, and it is a good time for us to reflect on what Black History means to African Studies.
Join us in welcoming Professor Abosede George as our new Director of the Institute of African Studies!