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The Timbuktu Manuscripts Now

Apr 5, 2022 2:00 pm

Lecture

Sponsor

Center for African Studies; The School of Information Sciences

Contact

Terri Gitler

E-Mail

tgitler@illinois.edu

Phone

217-265-5016

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Originating Calendar

Center for African studies - Outreach Calendar

This event will be held in person in Room 242 of the Information Sciences Building (501 E. Daniel St., C).

and by Zoom.

To register for online attendance, click here.

Paul Naylor, Ali Diakite (Hill Museum, Minnesota): Hiding in Plain Sight—Truly Local Knowledge in the Libraries of Timbuktu

Mohamed Diagayete (Ahmed Baba Institute, Mali): The Recent Works of the Ahmed Baba Institute
Charles Stewart (UIUC): Reworking the ‘Core Curriculum’ in Islamic West Africa”
Discussants:
Bruce Hall (UC Berkeley); Mauro Nobili (UIUC)

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