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Africana Studies Introduction
Bond, Julian: 2003 MLK Lecture in Social
Justice
Chinua Achebe
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future
of Civilization"
Jackson, Jesse: 2004 MLK Lecture in Social
Justice
Davis, Angela: 2005 MLK Lecture in Social
Justice
Lee, Spike: A Retrospective (Feb. 2005)
Higginbotham Memorial Lecture 2005: U.S.
Rep. Maxine Waters (Feb. 2005)
"Brave Testimony: A Celebration
of African American Poetry" Ursula Rucker
(Apr. 2005)
Higginbotham Memorial Lecture November
2005: Kweisi Mfume (Nov. 2005)
Documenting Turbulence: Revisiting Invisible
Man (Nov. 2005)
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction
in America" by W.E.B. DuBois (Oct. 2005)
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Center for Africana Studies Opening Ceremonies
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Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Introductory remarks by Department Director
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
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Remarks by University President Judith Rodin
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Remarks by SAS Dean Samuel Preston
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Remarks by Dr. Nancy Morgan, executive assistant
to Philadelphia Mayor John Street
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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi acknowledges other dignitaries
in attendance
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Remarks by Dr. Cheikh Ante Mbacke Babou, assistant
professor of History
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Remarks by Dr. Timothy Rommen, assistant professor
of Music
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Remarks by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Avalon Professor
of Humanities
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Closing remarks by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
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Congratulations offered by guests in attendance
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Bond, Julian: 2003 MLK Lecture in Social Justice
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Chinua Achebe Lecture
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Chinua Achebe, the Charles Stevenson Professor of Languages and
Literature at Bard College, is author of five novels, including
the critically acclaimed Things Fall Apart, which has
sold over two millions copies in the United States since its publication
in 1958. Things Fall Apart, hailed for its revealing
portrait of pre-colonial African culture, has been translated
into more than 50 languages worldwide. This lecture was presented
at the University of Pennsylvania, as part of Penn's Center for
Africana Studies' "Back to the Future of Civilization"
30th anniversary celebration.
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30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
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Critical Theory Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th
Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series, the Critical Theory Panel featured: Molefi Asante,
Michael Eric Dyson, Tricia Rose, T.Denean Sharpley-Whiting,
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Introductions
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Panel Statements
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Panel Discussion
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Culture and Arts Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies'
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series, this panel discussion featured Terry Adkins,
William Banfield, Thelma Golden, Guthrie Ramsey, Timothy
Rommen. (Recorded December 2, 2002.)
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Introduction and Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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History Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies'
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series, this panel featured Mia Bay, Mary Frances
Berry, Michael Gomez, Barbara Savage and Tukufu Zuberi.
(Recorded March 20, 2003.)
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Panel Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Literature Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies'
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series, this panel featured Herman Beavers, Lorene
Cary, Maryse Condé, Joan Dayan, Samuel R. Delany,
Farah Griffin, Gloria Naylor and Ishmael Reed. (Recorded
October 24, 2002.)
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Introductions and Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Society Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies'
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series, this panel featured Elijah Anderson, Camille
Charles, Michael George Hanchard, and Patricia Hill
Collins. (Recorded November 21, 2002.)
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Introductions
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Panel Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Sports Business Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies'
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
series. (Recorded by Wharton School of Business.)
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Introduction and Remarks
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Discussion and Q&A
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Jackson, Jesse: 2004 MLK Lecture in Social Justice (January 23, 2004)
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice is an annual event during Penn's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights a scholar of African descent who is committed to the field of social justice. The 2004 guest was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, in conversation with the Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, moderated by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi.
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2005 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice: A Conversation about Sexuality and Social Justice (1/24/2005)
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice is an annual event during Penn's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights scholars of African descent committed to the field of social justice. The 2005 event featured Angela Y. Davis (professor of the History of Consciousness, UC-Santa Cruz; human rights activist) and Mary Frances Berry (Geraldine R. Segal Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; chairperson, U.S. Commision on Civil Rights) in conversation with Dr. Tukufu Zuberi (professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania).
Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Spike Lee: A Retrospective (February 3, 2005)
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Manthia Diawara, Coco Fusco, Louis Massiah, Valerie Smith and Clyde
Taylor present a critical and academic analysis of the work of
filmmaker Spike Lee, in a panel discussion moderated by Herman
Beavers.
Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Memorial Lecture 2005:
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters
(February 23, 2005)
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The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture was instituted
in 1989 in honor of Judge Higginbotham's contributions to the
American legal and scholarly communities.This annual lecture brings
to campus a distinguished scholar or public servant whose work
focuses on an issue, event or personality in the African American
community of either historical or contemporary interest in the
areas of history, social justice or law. This year's event featured
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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"Brave Testimony: A Celebration of African American
Poetry" (Ursula Rucker, 2005 April 7th)
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Poetry reading and spoken word presentation by critically acclaimed
poet and Philadelphia native Ursula Rucker. Presented by the University
of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.
Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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"Brave Testimony: A Celebration of African American
Poetry" Ursula Rucker
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Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture, November
2005: Kweisi Mfume
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The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture was instituted
in 1989 in honor of Judge Higginbotham's contributions to the
American legal and scholarly communities. This annual lecture
brings to campus a distinguished scholar or public servant whose
work focuses on an issue, event or personality in the African
American community of either historical or contemporary interest
in the areas of history, social justice or law. The November 2005
event featured Kweisi Mfume, former Congressman from Maryland
and former president and CEO of the NAACP.
Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Documenting Turbulence: Revisiting Invisible Man (12/2/2005)
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A lecture on the classic Ralph Ellison text, by Herman Beavers,
Associate Professor of English. The talk was presented on November
30, 2005, at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana
Studies.
Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction in America"
by W.E.B. DuBois (12/2/2005)
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This talk was presented on October 27, 2005, at the University
of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.
Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/
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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction in
America" by W.E.B. DuBois
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