Online Symposium, December 8, 2023.
Missed it? Check out the video of the symposium here:
Record of the chat during the symposium: click here.
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Dr. Catherine Atieno Jimbo Odari is an Assistant Professor of History at Spelman College where she has taught courses in African History, World History, African Diaspora and the World (ADW) and Senior Honors Thesis since 2017. She attained her PhD in History at Georgia State University in 2017. Her research interests include Empire/colonialism, transnational liberation movements in Eastern Africa, migration and diaspora, and race and gender.
Dr. Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome, is an International Political Economist whose regional specialization is on the African continent. Educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Long Island University, and Columbia University, she’s a Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, CUNY. Her teaching interests include a focus on the meanings of inclusive, equitable citizenship in the context of the interplay between globalization, democratization and economic development. Her research interests include: Youth Empowerment, Gender, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa; Governance, Development and Democracy in Africa; Effects of Globalization, Post-Colonialism, and Modernity on Economic and Political Transformation; and African Diaspora Studies. She teaches International Relations, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, African Politics, African Diaspora, and African Gender Politics courses. Her publications include 7 sole-authored or edited books.
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