http://afripod.aodl.org The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:36:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics 1440 http://afripod.aodl.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/afripod_300.jpg http://afripod.aodl.org 144 144 The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics africa, history Africa Past and Present Africa Past and Present africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/11/episode-35-african-identities-in-the-age-of-obama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-35-african-identities-in-the-age-of-obama http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/11/episode-35-african-identities-in-the-age-of-obama/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:24:30 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=672 Wendi Manuel-Scott and Benedict Carton on the  ‘African Identities in the Age of Obama’ conference they organized recently at George Mason University. Bridging the gap between studies of Africa, African America, and the Caribbean, participants debated who and what does Obama represent? How do cultural aspects of the Obama phenomenon intersect with political and economic aspects?  What does Obama mean to people in Africa?

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/11/episode-35-african-identities-in-the-age-of-obama/feed/ 0 0:26:45 Wendi Manuel-Scott and Benedict Carton on the  ‘African Identities in the Age of Obama’ conference they organized recently at George Mason University. Bridging the gap between studies of Africa, African America, and the Caribbean, partic[...] Wendi Manuel-Scott and Benedict Carton on the  ‘African Identities in the Age of Obama’ conference they organized recently at George Mason University. Bridging the gap between studies of Africa, African America, and the Caribbean, participants debated who and what does Obama represent? How do cultural aspects of the Obama phenomenon intersect with political and economic aspects?  What does Obama mean to people in Africa? Podcast Africa Past and Present no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/04/episode-25-african-identities-and-genocide-studies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-25-african-identities-and-genocide-studies http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/04/episode-25-african-identities-and-genocide-studies/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:58:53 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=420 Prof. Abebe Zegeye (Chair of Genocide and Holocaust studies at UNISA) on Africans’ multiple identities and genocide studies in Africa.  Is there a need for a different model than that of Holocaust studies to analyze political violence in colonial and post-colonial Africa? Zegeye closes with thoughts on his recent appointment as Director of WISER at Wits in Johannesburg.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/04/episode-25-african-identities-and-genocide-studies/feed/ 0 0:30:55 Prof. Abebe Zegeye (Chair of Genocide and Holocaust studies at UNISA) on Africans’ multiple identities and genocide studies in Africa.  Is there a need for a different model than that of Holocaust studies to analyze political violence in colon[...] Prof. Abebe Zegeye (Chair of Genocide and Holocaust studies at UNISA) on Africans’ multiple identities and genocide studies in Africa.  Is there a need for a different model than that of Holocaust studies to analyze political violence in colonial and post-colonial Africa? Zegeye closes with thoughts on his recent appointment as Director of WISER at Wits in Johannesburg. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/07/africa-past-and-present-episode-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-and-present-episode-11 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/07/africa-past-and-present-episode-11/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:39:13 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=39 Solomon Addis Getahun (Central Michigan University) discusses the history of Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in the USA. He describes the diversity of Ethiopians in the diaspora and their community organizations. For example, to overcome isolation and carve out an autonomous space within US society, in 1984 Ethiopians established the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America. Its annual football (soccer) tournament provides a festive place where Ethiopian identity is negotiated, recreated and modified.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/07/africa-past-and-present-episode-11/feed/ 0 0:29:55 Solomon Addis Getahun (Central Michigan University) discusses the history of Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in the USA. He describes the diversity of Ethiopians in the diaspora and their community organizations. For example, to overcome isolati[...] Solomon Addis Getahun (Central Michigan University) discusses the history of Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in the USA. He describes the diversity of Ethiopians in the diaspora and their community organizations. For example, to overcome isolation and carve out an autonomous space within US society, in 1984 Ethiopians established the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America. Its annual football (soccer) tournament provides a festive place where Ethiopian identity is negotiated, recreated and modified. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no