Posted 3:32 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012
Scholar Mamadou Badiane will present “The Challenges of Afro-Caribbean Identity Negrismo and Négritude” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center.
[caption id="attachment_10709" align="alignright" width="396" caption="Mamadou Badiane, left, will speak on campus Monday, March 26. He's pictured here with French poet, author and politician Aimé Césaire. Césaire is one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature. "]
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— By UW-L Student Megan Kelbel
A leading scholar will share his research at UW-L on literary ideas that emerged in West Africa and the Caribbean in the early 20th century.
Scholar Mamadou Badiane will present “The Challenges of Afro-Caribbean Identity Negrismo and Négritude” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Badiane will meet with classes in the Modern Languages and English departments. Faculty and staff can attend a meet and greet with Badiane at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, in 315 Graff Main Hall. Then Modern Languages students will have lunch with him.
A native of Senegal, Badiane received a doctoral degree from the University of Iowa and is currently an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His research combines French and Hispanic studies within the Caribbean by examining the connection between Négritude and Negrismo, two literary movements that emerged in West Africa and the Caribbean at the beginning of the 20th century. His research looks at the Caribbean as a whole, despite the cultural, linguistic and historical specificities of each island.
Badiane’s work is of great interest to the humanities because it explores many disciplines and combines research from both French and Hispanic cultures, says UW-L Assistant Spanish Professor Kelly McDonough. “His work aligns closely with the Inclusive Excellence initiatives here at UW-L," she explains, ,"specifically with our department's goal of expanding our curriculum to cover underrepresented groups where the languages we teach are spoken.” The department’s culture courses include the study of Afro-Caribbean identities. Badiane’s address will shed more light on the subject and give students the opportunity to interact with an expert on the subject.
This event is sponsored by the UW-L Department of Modern Languages. For more information, contact Kelly McDonough or Jennifer Howell, or view a flier here.
If you go—
What: “The Challenges of Afro-Caribbean Identity Negrismo and Négritude”
Where: Ward Room, Cartwright Center
When: 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26
Admission: Free
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— By UW-L Student Megan Kelbel
A leading scholar will share his research at UW-L on literary ideas that emerged in West Africa and the Caribbean in the early 20th century.
Scholar Mamadou Badiane will present “The Challenges of Afro-Caribbean Identity Negrismo and Négritude” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Badiane will meet with classes in the Modern Languages and English departments. Faculty and staff can attend a meet and greet with Badiane at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, in 315 Graff Main Hall. Then Modern Languages students will have lunch with him.
A native of Senegal, Badiane received a doctoral degree from the University of Iowa and is currently an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His research combines French and Hispanic studies within the Caribbean by examining the connection between Négritude and Negrismo, two literary movements that emerged in West Africa and the Caribbean at the beginning of the 20th century. His research looks at the Caribbean as a whole, despite the cultural, linguistic and historical specificities of each island.
Badiane’s work is of great interest to the humanities because it explores many disciplines and combines research from both French and Hispanic cultures, says UW-L Assistant Spanish Professor Kelly McDonough. “His work aligns closely with the Inclusive Excellence initiatives here at UW-L," she explains, ,"specifically with our department's goal of expanding our curriculum to cover underrepresented groups where the languages we teach are spoken.” The department’s culture courses include the study of Afro-Caribbean identities. Badiane’s address will shed more light on the subject and give students the opportunity to interact with an expert on the subject.
This event is sponsored by the UW-L Department of Modern Languages. For more information, contact Kelly McDonough or Jennifer Howell, or view a flier here.
If you go—
What: “The Challenges of Afro-Caribbean Identity Negrismo and Négritude”
Where: Ward Room, Cartwright Center
When: 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26
Admission: Free