Program

The JWAH 10th Anniversary Conference will take place on Friday, October 4th at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on the campus of Michigan State University. All conference sessions, including the keynote address, will be held in the Lincoln Room, unless otherwise stated. The tentative schedule below will be updated closer to the event.

Panel 1: 8:00 to 9:45 AM

Archives, Sources, and Methods for West African History

Panel 2: 10:00 to 11:45 AM

West Africa & the World: Diaspora, Pan-Africanism, and Global Connections

Keynote Address: 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Dr. Michael A. Gomez on the "State in West Africa"

Panel 3: 2:00 to 3:45 PM

Gender in West African History: Past Developments and Future Directions

Panel 4: 4:00 to 5:45 PM

Environment in the History of West Africa