Trading for Peace: Market Women and Activism during Liberia’s Civil Wars
Goodman South Madison Library 2222 S. Park St. (Village on Park), Madison, Wisconsin 53713
media release: Africa Talks is a monthly talk series purposefully launched by the African Studies Program at UW-Madison in collaboration with the African Center for Community Development, Inc to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Africa at Noon. This year, we want to celebrate 50 years of sharing scholarships on campus by reminding our community that the work we do must extend beyond the walls of the university. Every last Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., advanced graduate student affiliates of the African Studies Program will present a one-hour talk to community members in Madison and its environs. Media spotlight on Capital City Hues.
Speaker: Diamond Urey
Diamond (she/her/hers) is a second year PhD student in African Cultural Studies advised by Dr. Jacqueline Mougoué. Her research examines the role of African market women as central political actors in moments of protest and social transformation. Her work centers on women’s organizing in Liberia during the civil war, with comparative case studies from Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea, and Togo. Her research interests include gender, collective memory, cultural production, and the longue durée of women’s political engagement in African contexts.
