Study half-day
African Political Thought and Action
Prominent Figures
University of Portsmouth, School of Languages and Area Studies
Wednesday 31st January 2018, 1-5pm
Park Building, Lecture Theatre 3.23
All welcome
1pm Welcome and introduction (Tony Chafer, Portsmouth)
1.15pm Panel 1: Memory and Identity
Chair: Fabienne Chamelot (Portsmouth)
Andrew Smith (Chichester): Keita Fodeba
Dieunedort Wandji (Portsmouth): Mobutu Sese Seko
Jeremy Allouche (Sussex): Ivoirité
Short Q&A
2.30pm Break
2.35pm Panel 2: Resistance and decolonisation
Chair: Ed Naylor (Portsmouth)
Olivia Rutazibwa (Portsmouth): Thomas Sankara
Margaret Majumdar (Portsmouth): Frantz Fanon
Natalya Vince (Portsmouth): Fatma N’Soumer
Short Q&A
3.45pm Tea and coffee break
3.55pm Round Table Discussion (All Panellists)
Chair: Camille Jacob (Portsmouth)
4.55pm Closing remarks (Dieunedort Wandji, Portsmouth)
Contacts: fabienne.chamelot@port.ac.uk; dieunedort.wandji@port.ac.uk