Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago
The eighth event of the Wednesdays at the Center series featured Anne-Maria Makhulu, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies at Duke University. She is the author of "Making Freedom" and co-editor of "Hard Work, Hard Times."
Charles Piot, Co-Director of DUCIGS' Africa Initiative and Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies at Duke moderated the discussion.
Professor Makhulu's talk drew a comparison between a number of social movement struggles in South Africa and the U.S. linked by their common historical experience of settler colonialism, indigenous genocide, chattel slavery, and in the current call to decolonize the university, the system of policing and incarceration, and society as a whole.
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The event was organized by the Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS) and the John Hope Franklin Center, as part of the 'Wednesdays at the Center' series.
Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members.
This year’s Wednesdays at the Center series is especially focused on anti-racism under the rubric:
John Hope Franklin | Global Anti-Racism (histories of action).
Due to covid-19 restrictions, the 2020-2021 edition of W@TC has been held online.
Read the full press release about the series:
https://igs.duke.edu/series-wednesdays-center-series/jhf-global-anti-racism-histories-action-wednesdays-center-special
Read an article about the series on Duke Today:
https://today.duke.edu/2020/08/racism-through-lens-john-hope-franklin
The eighth event of the Wednesdays at the Center series featured Anne-Maria Makhulu, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies at Duke University. She is the author of "Making Freedom" and co-editor of "Hard Work, Hard Times."
Charles Piot, Co-Director of DUCIGS' Africa Initiative and Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies at Duke moderated the discussion.
Professor Makhulu's talk drew a comparison between a number of social movement struggles in South Africa and the U.S. linked by their common historical experience of settler colonialism, indigenous genocide, chattel slavery, and in the current call to decolonize the university, the system of policing and incarceration, and society as a whole.
______________________________________________________________________
The event was organized by the Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS) and the John Hope Franklin Center, as part of the 'Wednesdays at the Center' series.
Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members.
This year’s Wednesdays at the Center series is especially focused on anti-racism under the rubric:
John Hope Franklin | Global Anti-Racism (histories of action).
Due to covid-19 restrictions, the 2020-2021 edition of W@TC has been held online.
Read the full press release about the series:
https://igs.duke.edu/series-wednesdays-center-series/jhf-global-anti-racism-histories-action-wednesdays-center-special
Read an article about the series on Duke Today:
https://today.duke.edu/2020/08/racism-through-lens-john-hope-franklin
