Department Events
African Studies Colloquium
Wednesdays, 3:30–5:00 p.m. | Minor Hall 110
- Wednesday, September 23: Tinashe Mushakavanhu
Assistant Professor in African & African American Studies at Harvard University - Wednesday, October 14: Nemata Blyden
Armstead L. Robinson Professor of 19th Century African American History and Chair of the Department of African American and African Studies, UVA - Wednesday, November 11: Emily Burrill
Associate Professor of History, UVA, and member of the Karsh Institute's Nau History and Principles of Democracy Lab - Wednesday, December 2: Salma Mutwafy
Postdoctoral Fellow, Carter G. Woodson Institute, UVA
Institute Events
All events will take place in Minor Hall 110 unless otherwise noted.
- Saturday, August 29, 10:00 a.m.: Panel Discussion
Exploring Life and Legacy of Reginald D. Butler
Goochland County Historical Society, Goochland County, VA - Wednesday, September 30, 5:00 p.m.: Meet the Fellows
Annual gathering to welcome new cohort of Woodson pre- and post-doctoral fellows (Reception to follow) - Monday, October 12, 4:00 p.m.: Book Launch with Dr. James Parker
Vanished Water: Imperialism, Capital, and Rural Ecologies in Late-Colonial Kenya (UVA Press, 2026) - Date TBA: Book Launch with Dr. Nicole Burrowes
Seeds of Solidarity: African-Indian Relations and the 1935 Labor Rebellions in British Guiana (Cambridge University Press, 2026)