African scholars visit UO

In its twelfth year, the African Studies Lecture Series returns with in-person talks this fall. Audrey Gadzekpo, a professor of Communication Studies at the University of Ghana, will speak on October 18, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. in the Knight Library Browsing Room. Gadzekpo’s research interests and publications examine the connections between media and gender; media, politics and democratic governance; media and developmental imperatives and media and conflict. On October 26, Faiza Abbas, deputy manager of the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme will speak at 3:30 p.m. in the Knight Library Browsing Room. Abbas works to understand how human behavior influences the effectiveness of malaria interventions as Zanzibar strives to elimmate the disease. 

The series, which continues throughout the academic year,  is cosponsored by the OHC’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities. For more information contact Melissa Graboyes, graboyes@uoregon.edu