Recording: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/RDfmOYnbQM4V8UdgAkP0Vj1sgVeZsYZmIhcqSTOObNKBNI-mOWVvq6JTrox_wHIc.Zvexq0QKe4XFfliv?startTime=1708009410000 Passcode: nAb7r9+?
Ransoming Prisoners is an intellectual history that uses the debates, policies and practices of ransoming prisoners – the return of a captive for cash or kind prior to enslavement – to explore the West African discourses on Muslim identity during a period of great political and social change in 19th century West Africa. Based on research conducted throughout Nigeria, Mali, and Niger, this book contributes to our understanding of African ideas surrounding identity as well as African contributions to the Islamic intellectual canon. Moreover, throughout the book, Dr. Lofkrantz discusses similarities and differences between historical and contemporary debates in the West African Sahel.
Dr. Lofkrantz is Associate Professor of History in the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at GUST
Dr. Lofkrantz's discussant will be Dr. Amal Ghazal, Professor of History and Dean of the School of Social Sciences & Humanities at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, who will be present in person.
At GUST (see map) in the Auditorium W1-010 and on Zoom.
AGENDA
| 6:00 pm | Welcome and Introduction of Speakers by Dr. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chair of the Global Studies Center, GUST | |
| 6:05 pm | Book Lecture by Dr. Jennifer Lofkrantz, Associate Professor of History Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, GUST | |
| 6:25 pm | Special Guest Lecture by Dr. Amal Ghazal, Professor of History Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies | |
| 6:40 pm | Q&A | |
| 6:55 pm | Book Signing Ceremony. J’Amy McCracken, MLIS, GUST Library Manager | |
| 7:00 pm | Reception | |
| 6:00 pm | ||
| Welcome and Introduction of Speakers by Dr. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chair of the Global Studies Center, GUST | ||
| 6:05 pm | ||
| Book Lecture by Dr. Jennifer Lofkrantz, Associate Professor of History Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, GUST | ||
| 6:25 pm | ||
| Special Guest Lecture by Dr. Amal Ghazal, Professor of History Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies | ||
| 6:40 pm | ||
| Q&A | ||
| 6:55 pm | ||
| Book Signing Ceremony. J’Amy McCracken, MLIS, GUST Library Manager | ||
| 7:00 pm | ||
| Reception | ||
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