Esmeralda Kale, our Curator, is featured on the newest episode of @NU_PAS's "Parallel Perspectives" program! This fascinating interview is worth 25 minutes of your time to learn more about the Herskovits Library and Esmerelda's curatorial work.

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"‘Rainbow’, ‘like a cricket’: every bird in #SouthAfrica now has an #isiZulu name. An effort to create names for wild bird species in the Indigenous language hopes to strengthen conservation research." -- via @nature

For the past 2 weeks we have been delighted to host 2 of our Travel Grant recipients: Dr Tendayi Sithole (L, South Africa) and Dr Andrea Brigaglia (R, Italy). Here they are, posing with a serendipitous cookbook: Cucina in South Africa, 70 Original Italian Recipes w/ a Local Twist

RT @AfricaJacs: To accompany this series of events on fakery, we have made the special issue of @africajacs on Fakery, guest edited by Patr….

The Pan African Student Organization notes: "We are excited to share that we shall be starting a speaker series beginning Friday, 1/26, at 620 Library Place. We are honored to be hosting Dr Lwazi Lushaba, a dedicated scholar and philosopher."

Today from 5 pm to 7 pm! "Another series of Afrisem with two of our graduate students, Elikplim Kuto and Semiu Adegbenle." Located at @NU_PAS

RT @NUEngagement: This week's Digest covered MLK's impact on housing reform in Chicago in preparation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on….

"By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African." From @nytimes "The World is Becoming More African"

Weds, Nov. 8, 4pm: "#Wakanda as a Window to the Study of #Africa," a talk by our own @genekjr, here in the Herskovits Library. While you're here, check out the companion exhibit, "From Wakanda to the Herskovits: Popular / Material / Cultures"

On Saturday we hosted some of the participants in this past weekend's Afrobeats symposium, accompanied by co-convenor Prof. @DotunAyobade.

RT @thedailynu: Scholars from all over the world gathered in Louis Hall last Friday and Saturday to present their research and facilitate a….

RT @ShaynaMSilvers: Page proofs for Fraught Balance arrived!!! undeniably thrilling #Syria #Gender #Class #Ethnicity #Dance #Music #Traditi….

RT @NorthwesternU: Ever wish you could reach into a museum display and pick up a sculpture? . An innovative new exhibit at the @HerskovitsL….

RT @MENAprogramNU: Congratulations, Charif Shanahan! So happy that Trace Evidence has made the 2023 Longlist for the National Book Award f….

RT @etancomics: Fun Fact: This is the 9th time in a row that Etan Comics projects have been awarded PROJECT WE LOVE by Kickstarter! ✨ Beyo….

RT @BuffettInst: Planning school-sponsored international travel this fall outside of study abroad? @NorthwesternU students must register in….

RT @JAH_editors: Read about the History Matters section for Issue 64/2 – with new pieces by David Henry Anthony III, Sean Hanretta, Ousman….

Thanks for this story about our Augmented Curiosities exhibit, @northwesternu! Curated by NU PhD student Craig Stevens, Augmented Curiosities has been extended to November 30.

RT @ASRJournal: Introducing the September 2023 issue of the ASR! Read the lastest issue today via @CambridgeUP http….