Black-European Women's Internationalism in the Late Twentieth Century

Activity Type: 
Lecture
Presenter: 
Pamela Ohene-Nyako, University of Geneva
Date: 
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 13:00 to 15:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4157 WWPH

Pamela Ohene-Nyako Afrolitt’ is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of General History at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Her dissertation explores Black-European women’s transnational activism between 1968 and 2001. Pamela is also the founder of Afrolitt,’ a bilingual platform that uses literature from sub-Saharan Africa and its Black diaspora as a tool enabling critical knowledge and sharing. Its activities take place in Lausanne, Geneva and Accra. They range from reading groups to events around literature, as well as a blog and a web series.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of Africana Studies
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No