Events
- Date:
- Friday, 21 Feb 2025
- Time:
- 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Location:
- Virtual
- Department:
- African Studies Center

African Graduate Student Association Student-Alumni Town Hall
*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!
- Date:
- Thursday, 27 Feb 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 303 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Saturday, 15 Mar 2025
- Time:
- All day
- Location:
- International Center Room 303
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Wednesday, 19 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Thursday, 20 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Thursday, 20 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

Multi-African Countries
Addressing the Root Causes of Coups in West Africa: Exploring China's Role as a Strategic Partner (Afro-Sino Center of International Relations)
Zoom registration for this event
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!
- Date:
- Thursday, 27 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!
- Date:
- Thursday, 27 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Location:
- WKAR Studio (room 145)
- Department:
- African Studies Center

Submerged Realities: AbuQadim Haqq’s Afrofuturist Vision of Drexciya — Featuring AbuQadim Haqq; moderated by Dr. Julian Chambliss.
https://museum.msu.edu/events/submerged-realities/
This conversation delves into the influential Afrofuturist mythology of Drexciya through the visionary lens of AbuQadim Haqq, creator of the Book of Drexciya comic series. Known for his vibrant portrayal of submerged worlds and Black resistance, Haqq’s work blends science fiction, electronic music, and African diasporic history to forge a powerful narrative that resonates with contemporary issues of race, identity, and creativity. In this discussion, Haqq explores the cultural impact of Drexciya's imaginative universe, tracing its roots in Afrofuturism and examining how it continues to shape artistic dialogues and inspire future generations. Presented in collaboration with the MSU African Studies Center’s 65th anniversary celebration and WKAR Public Media, this event highlights Drexciya’s lasting significance within the intersections of art, history, and speculative thought.
*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!
- Date:
- Thursday, 03 Apr 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location:
- International Center Room 201 and Zoom
- Department:
- African Studies Center

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!