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Exploring African Digital Archives: An Interactive Seminar
with Dr. Chambi Chachage
Assistant Professor of African Studies, Howard University
Description
Join us for an engaging and collaborative seminar on Exploring African Digital Archives. This session invites faculty, graduate students, and researchers to collectively explore historical and contemporary digital archives on Africa and Africans. Participants will discover how these archives—spanning various source materials, multiple voices, and time periods—can enrich research, teaching, and interdisciplinary scholarship.
About the Speaker
Dr. Chambi Chachage is an Assistant Professor of African Studies at Howard University, where he teaches courses on African Systems of Thought and Introduction to Contemporary Africa. He holds a PhD in African Studies from Harvard University and previously served as an Assistant Professor at Carleton University and a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at Princeton University. His research and writing appear on platforms such as Africa is a Country and African Arguments, and in journals including Review of African Political Economy and Business History Review.
Presented by
Department of African Studies
Co-sponsored by
- The African Studies Graduate Student Association
- Center for African Studies
- Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership
Honoring the Legacy of Professor Mbye Cham
Dr. Baboucar Mbye Cham, beloved professor, pioneering scholar, filmmaker, and mentor, devoted more than four decades of his life to Howard University and to the advancement of African literature, film, cultural and gender studies.
His passing leaves a profound void in our community.
Despite the loss, his legacy endures as reflected in the outpouring love from current and former students who are continuing to build on his intellectual lineage. We invite you to join us in celebrating his extraordinary life and profound contributions to our community and Africa.
The memorial will be streamed live: click here.If you would like to send a tribute message, click here.
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