Africa at Noon
UW Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin
media release: Every Wednesday at noon — since 1973! — African Studies Program faculty, students, and community members have gathered for AFRICA AT NOON, a one-hour weekly lecture series bringing diverse African research from scholars around the world to a campus and community audience.
You can view available recordings of past Africa at Noon speakers here and on the event page as well. Find the fall 2024 schedule here.
Jan Vansina Lecture: The Little Ice Age and the Oyo Empire: An Unfinished Process of Recovery in West Africa, ca. 1380-1840
Akin Ogundiran, professor of history; Cardiss Collins Professor of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Hosted by Jim Sweet