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Africa is (NOT) a Country

The Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change is presenting a seminar series this year entitled “Africa Is Not A Country”. This series aims to address the absent, inadequate, skewed, and inaccurate representation of Africa and African issues in global discourse.

About the Seminar

“Africa Is Not a Country” is a hybrid seminar series that aims to address the absent, inadequate, skewed, and inaccurate representation of Africa and African issues.

Fifth Seminar: It Is Not A Slum: It’s A Neighborhood: Informality in Urban Development and Transportation
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

To attend online, please REGISTER HERE.

For more information and answers to questions, kindly email dasiedu@yorku.ca

All sessions in this series

Session 1: Genocides on the Margins, from Tigray to Congo to Sudan.

Wednesday, October 30, 12pm

Session 2: A Discussion on the Human and Environmental Costs of Oil in Nigeria

Wednesday, November 27, 12 PM

Session 3: It Is Not A Slum: It’s A Neighborhood: Informality in Urban Development and Transportation

February 27th 2025

Session 4: It Is My Work! Intellectual Property and Glocalization in Africa’

Friday, April 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Session 5: African Sounds: The Evolution of Afrobeats and Beyond’

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Upcoming