ISITA Hosts Hybrid Speaker Series in Spring Quarter
ISITA's Spring Quarter 2022 speaker series showcases new books and innovative research about Islam and Africa. Live talks take place on Northwestern's campus, with a Zoom option available for those who cannot attend in person.
Friday, April 1, 2022 from 1-2 pm CT
Miracles, Science, and Sorcery: The Sufi Texts of the Kunta Scholars
Ariela Marcus-Sells (religious studies, Elon University)
Location: Kresge Hall, Room 1515, Evanston campus.
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 1-2 pm CT
“The Masjid in Contemporary Africa"
Michelle Apotsos (art history, Williams College)
Location: Kresge Hall, Room 1515, Evanston campus.
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 1-2 pm CT
“Da'wa as Development: Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in Africa”
Mara Leichtman (anthropology, Michigan State University)
Location: Kresge Hall, Room 1515, Evanston campus.
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).
Thursday, May 12 2022 from 1-2 pm CT
Note the change in date--originally May 10.
“An Uneasy Embrace: Africans, Indians, and the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam”
Shobana Shankar (history, Stony Brook University)
Location: Forum Room, University Library (2nd Floor), Evanston Campus
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
Register to receive the Zoom link here.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).
Tuesday, May 24 from 1-2 pm CT
“Literary Authority in West African Islam”
Charles Stewart (emeritus, history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Location: Forum Room, University Library (2nd Floor), Evanston Campus
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
Register to receive the Zoom link here.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).
Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 1-2 pm CT
"Returning to Luqmān: Wisdom, Subjectivity, and Islamic Tradition"
Dahlia Gubara (history, Koç University, Istanbul)
Location: Forum Room, University Library (2nd Floor), Evanston Campus
No advance registration required to attend in-person.
Register to receive the Zoom link here.
View the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).