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Yale Ph.D. candidates Alex Fialho and Alexandra “Aly” Thomas in front of the Keiskamma Art Project’s Creation Altarpiece (2007) at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg in January 2023

Two Ph.D. Candidates Travel to South Africa to Encounter the Artists and Artwork They Have Long Studied

In January 2023, the Yale MacMillan Center’s Council on African Studies sponsored research trips to South Africa for two Ph.D. candidates in the Departments of the History of...
The last of the French soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic board a cargo plane to leave the Bangui airport on Dec. 15, 2022. BARBARA DEBOUT/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Russian Mercenaries Are Pushing France Out of Central Africa

Central Africa is a ‘testing ground,’ says Yale Associate Professor of Anthropology Louisa Lombard on Russian mercenaries’ growing presence in the region
Cécile Fromont (Photo by Dan Renzetti)

Bringing an early-modern African queen into the limelight

A new four-part Netflix docuseries, “African Queens: Njinga,” tells the story of the 17th-century warrior Queen Njinga, who ruled over the territories of Ndongo and Matamba...

Council on African Studies Celebrates Launch of ‘Through the Eyes of She’ Initiative

On Feb. 24, the Council on African Studies (CAS) at the Yale MacMillan Center celebrated the launch of its Through the Eyes of She (TTES) initiative, which aims to help...
Sculpture of three figures carved by Moshood Olúsomo Bámigbóyè

Exhibit Opening Kicks Off Semester of Learning Through African Art at Yale

On September 15, an enthusiastic crowd of Yale students, faculty, and New Haven community members gathered in front of the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) to the...

MLA’S SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES AWARDED TO CAS & CMES FACULTY JILL JARVIS FOR HER BOOK DECOLONIZING MEMORY

New York, NY – 7 December 2022 – The Modern Language Association of America today announced it is awarding its thirtieth annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and...
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