{"id":1136,"date":"2026-03-11T13:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/africana\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:27:01","slug":"recent-africana-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/africana\/2026\/03\/11\/recent-africana-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Africana Events!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Left to Right: Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Prof of Africana and Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies; students from Professor Nero’s Reimagining Africana course; Author Ethelene Whitmire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Book Talk with Author Ethelene Whitmire<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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On February 26, we were fortunate to host Professor Ethelene Whitmire<\/strong> of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented her book, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love<\/em> (Viking, 2026). The book tells the story of Mr. Peggram, a queer, Black scholar who studied in Europe on the brink of World War II, where he fell in love, was captured by the Nazis, and miraculously escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Whitmire\u2019s skilful handling of archival materials was on full display in her presentation, which chronicled the extraordinary life of Mr. Peggram in vivid detail. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Left to Right: President Garry Jenkins; Anthony Del Real, Assistant Director of LGBTQ+ Programs; Ethelene Whitmire, Charles Nero; and Leana Am\u00e1ez , Vice President for Equity and Inclusion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thank you to Professor Whitmire for sharing this fascinating story! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phillips Presentation with Professor Patrick Otim<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Presentation with Patrick Otim, Associate Professor of Africana and History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Patrick Otim<\/strong> (Associate Professor of Africana and History)<\/strong> earned a Phillips Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for his current book project, which explores Northern Ugandan history during the long period encompassing the war between the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda (GOU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, March 2, he presented this fascinating research with our community in a lecture, \u201cCaught in Between: The History of Everyday Life in Northern Uganda, 1950-2015.\u201d His presentation gave a rich overview of his book project, which brings to light new layers of Northern Ugandan history through focusing on the underexplored perspective of everyday citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Professor Otim with Joanne Roberts, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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We look forward to seeing how this project unfolds as it progresses toward publication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guest Lecture with Professor Joseph Mbaiwa<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Professor Joseph Mbaiwa with students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On Wednesday, March 4, we hosted Professor Joseph Mbaiwa<\/strong>, a Professor of Tourism Studies at the Okavango Research Institute (ORI), University of Botswana, and a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at the University of Montana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his public talk, \u201c”Contested Wildlife-based Tourism and Conservation Politics in Botswana,\u201d Professor Mbaiwa shared his insights on the tensions between the wildlife tourism industry and local communities in Botswana. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Professor LeFlore (back row, second from left); Professor Mbaiwa (back row, middle); and students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A sincere thank you to Professor Mbaiwa for offering his insights on such a rich and relevant topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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