Africa

Endowed Elberg Lecture Series: Howard French in Conversation With Adam Hochschild

February 17, 2026

March 16, 2026 | 1230 - 2 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

IIS is delighted to welcome the renowned author, journalist and professor Howard French on March 16 in conversation with journalist and UC Berkeley lecturer Adam Hochschild.The pair will discuss ideas presented in French's latest book, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide. The book links decolonization in Africa and the U.S. civil rights movement.This event is cosponsored by the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies, Center for...

February 12: Book talk with Professor Chipo Dendere

January 9, 2026

February 12, 2026 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

Join the UC Berkeley Institute of International Studies, Center for African Studies, and The Charles & Louise Travers Department of Political Science for a book talk with author Chipo Dendere, Associate Professor of Political Science, Africana Studies Department, Wellesley College.

Death, Diversion, and Departure: Voter Exit and the Persistence of...