Kansas African Studies Center

We hosted our very first 2026 World Cup watch party: Mexico v South Africa and we had such a wonderful time!

Look out for more upcoming watch parties!

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series

Tuesday, April 21 (17:00-18:15 UTC; 12:00-1:15 pm CDT)

Alice Korkor Ebeheakey, University of Michigan and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana); Marked Histories: Ga-Dangme Body Modification as Language, Art, and Archive

Join us tomorrow for a night full of culture, talent, and unforgettable vibes 🌍🔥

🎤 Live student performances
👗 African fashion show
🎶 Live music
🍛 Authentic African food

📅 Tomorrow, Saturday April 4th
📍 Kansas Ballroom
⏰ 6 -9 PM

Come support, celebrate, and experience the beauty of African culture 💃🏾✨
Tag your friends & don’t miss it!

We kicked off African Tamasha Week with our cultural exhibit, and it was a really great start. It was nice seeing people come through, engage, and appreciate the different cultures on display.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported. There’s more happening throughout the week, so feel free to join us for the upcoming events, we’d love to see you there. Follow the link for more details:

https://kasc.ku.edu/africa-tamasha-week-2026

"The present seems to impose itself on us in the form of a reality that is already here. However, such obviousness deserves to be questioned. The present is not only what happens, but it is also the result of processes, choices, historical sedimentation, and visible and invisible engineering."

In a lecture on his upcoming project “La Fabrique du Présent” or "The Making of the Present," Senegalese scholar, musician, author and economist Felwine Sarr examined how societies actively shape the present rather than simply inheriting it. Building on ideas introduced in his previous book “Afrotopia,” Sarr explored how African societies can expand their horizons of possibility by reclaiming political, intellectual, and economic sovereignty to create conditions for dignity and a collective well-being.

Stop by Wescoe Beach this morning for the African Art Exhibit!!

Join us tomorrow for the Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series!

"Migration, Borders, and Human Dignity: Morocco as a Crossroads of African Mobility" with Ammar Elmorabet & Moussa El Malki, Mohamed V University Rabat, Morocco

Registration Link in the comments.

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series

Tuesday, March 31st

12:00-1:25 pm CDT

Ammar Elmorabet and Moussa El Malki, Mohamed V University Rabat, Morocco; Migration, Borders, and Human Dignity: Morocco as a Crossroads of African Mobility