Thursday, October 5, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (ET)
Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
Event Type
Lecture
Department
African Studies Program
Link
https://ems.bridgew.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=69901
On Friday, Oct. 5, from
12:30-1:45 p.m. in the Maxwell Library Heritage Room, the BSU African Studies
Program will present The Sunjata Fasa, a lecture by Dr. Chérif Keita,
Carleton College.
Dr. Keita is the William H. Laird Professor of French and the Liberal Arts,
and the Co-Director of the Africana Studies Department at Carleton College. He specializes in teaching Francophone
literature of Africa and the Caribbean, as well as advanced languages courses. A native of Mali, he has published books and articles on
both social and literary problems in contemporary Africa. His special interests
include the novel and social change in Mali, oral tradition, and the relationship
between music (traditional and modern), literature and culture in Africa.
Professor Keïta is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, with a trilogy
of films about some of the founding figures of the African national Congress of
South Africa.
The lecture is open to the BSU
community and the public.