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X-posted from H-West-Africa Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:46:54 -0500 From: Paul Lovejoy <plovejoy@yorku.ca> _________ */The Harriet Tubman Institute /* */Thursday November 12, 2009/* * * *4:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. * *Open House - 321 York Lanes ** *an opportunity to explore and discover the many resources available at the new location of The Harriet Tubman Institute * * * * *5:30 p.m.* *280 N York Lanes* */"Globalization of the African Diaspora"/* */ /**Guest Speaker: Dr. Toyin Falola//* Dr. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, he is the author of numerous books and the recently acclaimed memoir /"A Mouth Sweeter than Salt"/ Falola has published more than 50 books and is the co-editor of /African Economic History/, Series Editor of /Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora/, and the Series Editor of the /Culture and Customs of Africa/ by Greenwood Press. He has received various awards and honors, including the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence, the Texas Exes Teaching Award, and the Ibn Khaldun Distinguished Award for Research Excellence. *7:00 p.m.* *321 York Lanes Offices* *Reception and Launch of the Harriet Tubman Series* The Harriet Tubman Institute in association with Africa World Press Inc. announces the launch of the Harriet Tubman Series on the African Diaspora at a reception at the Tubman Institute. The Harriet Tubman Series on the African Diaspora explores the African Diaspora in historical and contemporary times. This Series addresses the quest for social justice and equitable conditions of life in Africa and diaspora as revealed in history, literary studies, culture, and the performing arts. Paul E. Lovejoy, Distinguished Research Professor, Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History at York University, and Director of the Tubman Institute will officially launch the series. The Series features books intended to promote dialogue along and across regional, religious, cultural, and political frontiers. Publisher Kassahun Checole and several authors and editors of volumes in the Harriet Tubman Series will be present.
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