Conference "South-South II: Materiality and Embodiment in Greater Asia and Africa" Projit Mukharji, University of Pennsylvania Nina Sylvanus, Northeastern University Nadia Abu al-Haj, Columbia University Mehak Sawhney, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi Nimrod Ben Zeev, University of Pennsylvania Sukhalata Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nina … [Read more...]
“South-South II: Materiality and Embodiment in Greater Asia and Africa”
Conference "South-South II: Materiality and Embodiment in Greater Asia and Africa" Projit Mukharji, University of Pennsylvania Nina Sylvanus, Northeastern University Nadia Abu al-Haj, Columbia University Mehak Sawhney, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi Nimrod Ben Zeev, University of Pennsylvania Sukhalata Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nina … [Read more...]
“China and Africa at a Crossroads: Revisiting the Legacy of Bandung Humanism”
Workshop "China and Africa at a Crossroads: Revisiting the Legacy of Bandung Humanism" Barry Sautman, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hairong Yan, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Jamie Monson, Michigan State University Rebecca Karl, New York University Duncan Yoon, University of Alabama Mahmood Mamdani, Columbia University Howard French, … [Read more...]
Call for Papers for the 2016 Consortium of African and Asian Studies (CAAS) Symposium
The 2016 Symposium for the Consortium of African and Asian Studies (CAAS) will take place October 22-23, 2016 at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan. This is a Call for Papers for Columbia faculty and graduate students who wish to participate. The theme is Crossing Boundaries: Asians and Africans on the Move. All disciplines are welcome. More information is … [Read more...]
Howard W. French discusses his new book about the massive Chinese migration to Africa
Howard W. French, a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, has spent years reporting about the massive migration of Chinese people to Africa. Alfred A. Knopf has just published the results of his work: China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in China. French, who has served as the bureau chief in Japan, China, West and … [Read more...]
