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Events and Announcements

Every semester ALST offers a series of events that supplement in-class learning. These events range from lunchtime brown bag discussions to more in-depth conversation series, film screenings and experiential learning trips.

See below for a comprehensive list of 2013 events and announcements.

ALST

January 31, 2013
South Africa Now: Current issues for the country and its role on the continent
Hosted by Jon Hyslop (Professor of Sociology & ALST), Max Rayneard (Visiting Assistant Professor of English & ALST), Ryan Solomon (Assistant Professor of Writing & Rhetoric)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., ALANA Multipurpose Room

February 6, 2013
Celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation
Hosted by Pete Banner Haley (Professor of History & ALST) and Graham Hodges (GeorgeDorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History & ALST)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., ALANA Multipurpose Room


February 7, 2013
Rwanda, the Great Lakes Region and The Crisis In the DRC
Hosted by Susan Thomson (Assistant Professor of Peace & Conflict Studies)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., ALANA Multipurpose Room


February 14, 2013
Gabon, Guinea and the role of Francophone countries in ECOWAS
Hosted by Dominika Koter (Assistant Professor of Political Science)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., ALANA Multipurpose Room

February 27, 2013
Clearing The Path: Resisting Repression & Building Solidarity in Mexico 
Presented by Claudia Torres of The Network Against Repression and for Solidarity

4:15 p.m., ALANA Multipurpose Room

February 28, 2013
ALST Relocation Reception
Join us as we celebrate the move to our new location on the 2nd floor of Alumni Hall.

4:15 p.m., ALiSTas Lounge, 219 Alumni Hall

March 22, 2013
The Paradox of The Slave Trade: Africans & Europeans in the Export Trade
Presented by Dr. John Thornton, Professor of African American Studies and History at Boston University

3:00 p.m., 111 Alumni Hall

March 21, 2013
ALST Open House

Come learn about new, exciting courses being offered in the fall as well as what you can do with an ALST major or minor

11:30 a.m., 209 Alumni Hall

ALST-Related

March 4, 2013
Women, Justice & Reconciliation in post genocide Rwanda
Presented by Jennie Burnet, Assistant Professor at the University of Lousiville

7:00 p.m., Love Auditorium, Olin Hall

March 6, 2013
New Direction in African Film Studies

Presented by Manthia Diawara, Director of NYU's Institute of Afro-American Affairs and Director of the Africana Studies Program

4:30 p.m., Golden Auditorium, Little Hall


March 21, 2013
Film Screening of 'Kaleb' with director Kervans Barthelemy
One of several events to be hosted by the Caribbean Students Association in celebration of Caribbean Week

7:00 p.m., Golden Auditorium (Little Hall)

March 28, 2013

The Naked Truth of Homosexuality in the Caribbean
One of several events to be hosted by the Caribbean Students Association in celebration of Caribbean Week

11:30am- 1:00pm, WMST Center

March 29, 2013
Open Mic with Daniel Jose Custudio
Hosted by Poetically Minded (student group)

8:00 p.m., Donovan's Pub