Tubman Talks with Ruth Murambadoro – Nov. 3

Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm EST Location: Resource Centre (321 York Lanes) York University  4700 Keele Street  Toronto, ON | M3J 1P3  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tubman-talks-with-ruth-murambadoro-tickets-453877388487. [Re]imagining A Gendered History of Zimbabwe Presenter: Ruth Murambadoro Affiliation: Centre for Feminist Research and Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Canada Abstract: Zimbabwe’s political trajectory over the past four decades has been ravaged […]

Knowledge Mobilization and Research Poster Making using PowerPoint Office

Thursday – 27 October 2022 05:30PM (EST), Zoom Registration Speaker: Lorenzo Serravalle, M.A. student in Anthropology at YorkU Biography: M.A. student at York University in the Social Anthropology program. During his undergraduate career, he assisted Dr. Annie Bunting with her research on forced marriage in conflict situations in various African countries by producing knowledge mobilization […]

Tubman Talks with Tka Pinnock: The Necessity of Black Educational Space

Date: Thursday October 27, 2022 Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm EST Location: Virtual Register in advance for this meeting:https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoc–grzosHdHojHn_B84zxOTpY7YjmwgZ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Necessity of Black Educational Space Abstract: Research suggests that for Black students in K-12, Black-led educational spaces equip them with education to succeed in […]

Call for Papers: HTI International Conference in Dakar, June 2023

(The English version follows the French version/ La version anglaise suit la présente version française) Conférence internationale de l’insititut Harriet Tubman Les contributions de l’Afrique et ses diasporas à la civilisation du monde Organisée par : Institut Harriet Tubman pour la recherche sur l’Afrique et ses diasporas (Université York, Canada) en collaboration avec l’Institut supérieur des […]

Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Raffard in Documentary “The Myth of Black Women”

The Harriet Tubman Institute is pleased to announce and congratulate Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Rafford in her participation as an expert in the new documentary “The Myth of Black Women” directed by Ayana O’Shun. Programmer’s notes: In this documentary, Ayana O’Shun tackles the decades-long misrepresentation of Black women in Hollywood-led video productions, where they have been dominantly […]

Tubman Talks: Tii Nchofoung

Our first Tubman Talks of the academic year will be taking place this Thursday October 6th (virtually)! Tubman’s Visiting Scholar Tii Nchofoung will be presenting his research titled “Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, and Governance: A path towards sustainable development in Africa. Abstract: The transition to renewable energy sources is essential for decarbonization, climate change mitigation […]