International Comparative Studies at Duke University

Check out this fascinating interview with ICS's own Kathryn Mathers about her new book, White Saviorism and Popular Culture, teaching in ICS, the possibilities of satire, and the problem with Wakanda.

Kathryn Mathers’ New Book Debunks Common Myths About Duke Students’ Work in Africa “This book is going to get me in trouble,” Kathryn Mathers says.

‘When I Say Africa’: Interrogating enduring stereotypes of Africa Documentary teaser pre-screening and panel discussion

Collecting for Global Diversity, Part 5 - Duke University Libraries Blogs The fifth post in the blog series on the role of international collections and their collectors in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion was contributed by Ernest Zitser, Ph.D, Librarian for Slavic, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies, International & Area Studies (IAS) Department, Duke Univ...

'A global fight for breath': A look at the Black Lives Matter: Brazil-USA display In spring 2020, Professor of History John French and Silvio Luiz de Almeida, Mellon Visiting Professor in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, led the course "Black Lives Matter: Brazil-USA," in which students examined the Black Lives Matter movement in both countries and developed a...

Attend a webinar on building our feminist data futures. The speakers will include the research authors Neema Iyer (Pollicy), Chenai Chair (Tech Policy and Gender consultant/Special Advisor to Africa Innovation Mozilla) and Garnett Achieng (Pollicy). They will be joined in conversaton by Anwuli Okonjo (founder of Through The eys of African Women),Catherine D'Ignazio and LAuren F. Klein (Authors of Data Feminism).

April 7th, 4pm GMT/6pm EAT, Zoom Webinar

Please Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcu2rrD4sG9aBTs_cAZOgO5ne7nM5cBwr

More Information can be found at: https://pollicy.org/feministdata/

Duke Africa Initiative
Concilium on Southern Africa at Duke University
Rofhiwa Book Café
Join us on April 8th at 5:30pm (EST). Duke Senior and Spoken Verb President Allayne Thomas will facilitate a conversation between Zimbabwean American poet and Duke Professor of English Tsitsi Jaji and African-American Duke English Ph.D. Candidate Nicole Higgins. The night will focus on themes ranging from diaspora, womanhood, and intimacy to the meaning of healing. We will also celebrate the upcoming US release of The History of Intimacy by Gabeba Baderoon and Tsitsi Jaji’s recent collection Mother Tongues.

Registration Link: https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtf-yhqzgtHd2MuiPe5hSxqBwE_awGr5rv?fbclid=IwAR3MhID9blGf1BU4BiyEoBugPlqIoyeic6e-LJsniX6c-LcNnx_Hn3Fh8Aw

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ethics of Now, Francisco Cantu. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Raised in the Southwest, and a student of US/Mexico relations, Francisco Cantú wanted to see the realities of the border up-close. He enlisted as a US border patrol agent in 2008 and spent the next four years working in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. During blistering days and frigi...

Local filmmaker reflects on global connections forged through one plant.

Our official movie poster! Here's hoping it'll come in handy if we ever get back to in-person screenings.