MSU Global DEI presents No Chains, No Masters

The event features a screening of the 2024 French film No Chains, No Masters followed by a discussion with the films director Simon Moutaïrou and a reception. MSU is among only a handful of American universities selected to debut the film in the U.S.

Inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, No Chains, No Masters is set in the French colony of Mauritius Island that follows Massamba, a father, and his teenage daughter Mati who are determined to emancipate themselves from a colonial plantation.

Disclaimer: Please be aware some of the content is emotionally charged and is sensitive in nature. Support resources will be available for those who may need them during or after the event.

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*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

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Eye on Africa is a weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

We Were Here: The Untold Story of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe with director Fred Kudjo Kuworno.

We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, exhibited in the Central Pavilion directed by Adriano Pedrosa at the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, sheds light on the overlooked presence of African and Black individuals in Renaissance Europe, highlighting their depiction in masterpieces by some of the eras most celebrated artists. How did they come to Europe? Why were they portrayed? Were they truly all servants or slaves? If the Black faces portrayed in these Renaissance masterpieces could speak, what would they tell us? More Info: https://www.wewereherethefilm.com

Co-sponsors are the History Department, the African-American and African Studies Department, the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, and the African Studies Center.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Zoom registration for this event

Eye on Africa is a weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Rwanda

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS): Model for Scientific Innovation

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An opportunity to learn and share about cultural, political, historical and socioeconomic developments and experiences on the African continent and in the diaspora. The event is open to everyone!

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

African Graduate Student Association Student-Alumni Town Hall 

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

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Eye on Africa is a weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Zoom registration for this event

Eye on Africa is a weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Mary Louise Hooper and the International Movement to End Apartheid 

March 15th

This workshop, free and open to the public, will consider the life, work, and
legacy of American Mary Louise Hooper (1907-1987), who was an anti-apartheid activist and close friend to the exiled African National Congress of South Africa.

 https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OX_bPBSASGuWaY7gVinPMA

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Book Premiere Event featuring a discussion and Q&A with author Ike Iyioke about "An African Research Ethics Reader". Moderated by Michael O'Rourke.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!